Public Health Behind Bars

Excerpt

“Inmates and ex-inmates are part of the communities that we live in. What happens to them is vital to the health of the community and to public health” writes David Satcher, former US Surgeon General in the foreword to Public Health Behind Bars. What follows is a comprehensive, provocative volume of articles edited by Robert Greifinger that explores correctional health interventions and their impact on greater public health. The five sections of the book draw on a broad range of expertise, including public policy and law, management of communicable and chronic diseases, and inmate reintegration into the community. The result is a multi-faceted, invaluable resource that should be required reading for anyone interested in correctional health. …