In this blog, Dr Rachel Bennett examines historical debates over the appointment of female governors and medical officers in women’s prisons
Category: Prison Medical Service
HIV/AIDS in Prisons, 1980-2000
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.
Crisis and Controversy: Prison Mental Healthcare in the Late 20th Century
Nicholas Duvall on the controversies surrounding prisoner mental healthcare in the late 20th century
Management of Health and Disease, 1850–1950
Margaret Charleroy
The physician was responsible for determining the maximum physical stress each inmate could safely endure …
Prison Doctors in the Medical Profession in England, 1970–1990
Nicholas Duvall
The relationship between prison doctors and their NHS colleagues was crucial to delivering prison healthcare …
Exploring the history of prisoner health 