This work is situated within the sociology of prisons field. More specifically, in the process of apprehending and updating studies on the effects of the prison system on certain groups of society, prison. The object of ...

The number of individuals affected by serious psychiatric disorders in Brazilian prisons is unknown. This cross-sectional study was conducted in prison complexes within the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The sample ...

Introduction: There are population groups nowadays that are regarded as vulnerable, one of which is the prison population, considered to have major health needs. Nonetheless, people deprived of liberty maintain inherent ...

BACKGROUND: Congregate settings may serve as institutional amplifiers of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). We analyze spatial, epidemiological, and pathogen genetic data prospectively collected ...

Some fear that the profit-maximizing orientation of private entrepreneurs conflicts with societal goals expected in the provision of complex public services. Received contractual theories advocate that private involvement ...

Brazil faces challenges today regarding education in general and particularly with regard to education in prisons, once lived moment of effervescence in the construction of public policies to meet the legal provisions ...