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Prison medicine
The Need for National Minimum Healthcare Standards in Australian Custodial Settings
Healthcare in Australian custodial settings is hampered by fragmented care, a lack of consistent standards and a lack of accountability. Creating national minimum standards for healthcare in custodial settings, with the aim of equivalence to community standards, will be an important step in reducing health inequalities for some of Australia's most marginalised people.
Thileepan Naren, Damien Linnane, Dallas Widdicombe, Jocelyn Chan, Stuart Kinner
Smoking bans in prison: time for a breather?
Introducing a total smoke-free policy in prisons is not without problems
Tony G Butler BSc, MSc, PhD · Lorraine Yap BA(Hons), PhD
