title: Health issues of incarcerated women in the United States.
abstract: Health care within jails and prisons in the United States is typically insufficient to meet the medical and psychological needs of female inmates. Health services are often of low quality, especially in the areas of reproductive medicine. Mental illness, substance abuse, a trauma history, and sexual victimization while incarcerated can predict a more difficult adjustment to a correctional environment. Incarcerated women who are able to maintain contact with family members, especially children, can have a better prison adjustment. Recommendations are made to improve the types and quality of health care delivered to women in jails and prisons in countries around the world.
authors.affiliation: College of Public and Community Service, University of Massachusetts Boston. 100 Morrissey Boulevard. 02125 Boston MA United States of America. sylvia.mignon@umb.edu.
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mignon
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health