Prisoners generally have poorer health compared to the general population. Epidemiological studies in France and abroad consistently show that infectious diseases, mental health...

Government authorities are developing a policy on health prevention and education in correctional facilities. Improving access to preventive care for inmates is one of the priorities of...

Jean-Marie Delarue served as Inspector General of Places of Detention from June 2008 to June 2014. In this capacity, he visited every French correctional facility (including those in the...

Prison conditions depend on numerous individual and environmental factors that can negatively impact living conditions. Daily routines, roll calls, meals, access to visiting rooms, work,...

Since 1994, the health care of inmates has been entrusted to the public hospital system. Prison staff have established partnerships with all stakeholders in the prison system,...

As an ethnologist and prison psychologist, Pierre-Jacques Dusseau offers his perspective on how inmates view their health. He describes inmates’ expectations and their anxieties. He...

Pierre-Jacques Dusseau collected testimonies from inmates and prison staff. The goal was to describe prison life in their own words and to highlight the inmates’ health concerns.

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue of *La Santé en action* sheds light on social and regional health inequalities in the context of research published on the...

Recent studies have highlighted this reality: the early years of a child’s life, including the prenatal period, are a pivotal time for their development. Thus, experiences at the very...

Making biodiversity conservation a public health issue is essential, as a “healthy” natural environment is vital to human survival. Yet it is clear that contemporary societies, through...