Health behind bars: can exploring the history of prison health systems impact future policy?

Kathryn M. Weston; Louella R. McCarthy; Isobelle Barrett Meyering; Stephen Hampton; Tobias Mackinnon

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2017.12.011

Health behind bars: can exploring the history of prison health systems impact future policy?

Kathryn M. Weston^*, Louella R. McCarthy, Isobelle Barrett Meyering, Stephen Hampton, Tobias Mackinnon

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Abstract

The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral … it prepares us to live more humanely in the present, and to meet rather than to foretell, the future - Carl Becker.

Becker's quote reminds us of the importance of revealing and understanding historical practices in order to influence actions in the future. There are compelling reasons for uncovering this history, in particular to better inform government policy makers and health advocates, and to address the impacts of growing community expectations to ‘make the punishment fit the crime’.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-52
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume	54
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2017.12.011
Publication status	Published - Feb 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Australia
Healthcare
History
Justice health
Policy
Prisoner

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