Prisoners, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland, 1850-2000
This blog explores the production of the upcoming performance by theatre company Talking Birds that will explore the history of mental illness and its institutions
Dr Janet Weston discusses the complexities of Ireland getting to grips with HIV and AIDS during the mid -1990s, and the services for injecting drug users in Mountjoy prison.
In this blog, Dr Rachel Bennett examines historical debates over the appointment of female governors and medical officers in women’s prisons
Dr Holly Dunbar outlines her research project on health networks for prison aftercare
Dr Rachel Bennett in this blog, explores the impact of gender distinctions on the provision of medical care within female prisons
In this blog post, William Murphy explores the contested meaning of vomiting in the force-feeding of suffragettes
We are delighted to announce a new, two-year, part-time Public Engagement Officer position at UCD CHOMI. To apply, read on.
We are delighted to announce a new, two-year, part-time Public Engagement Officer position at CHM Warwick. To apply, read on.
Drawing on research from our ‘Prisoners and Mental Illness’ theme, Hilary Marland reveals how nineteenth-century prison memoirs illuminate experiences of mental breakdown in prison
Dr Janet Weston considers how little progress has been made since the 1980s in addressing the problem of HIV and related infections among prisoners.
Janet Weston
The emergence of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s presented particular challenges for prison medicine. Prison populations were quickly identified as having high rates of infection and of high-risk behaviours, and international organisations such as the World Health Organisation repeatedly called on governments to take action.
Hilary Marland and Catherine Cox reflect on the history of prisoner mental health
Exploring the history of prisoner health 