Objective: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health concern and has
implications for people directly impacted by the criminal legal system during arrest …

Abstract Purpose Aboriginal people in Canada are disproportionately affected by chronic
illnesses, compared to non-Aboriginal Canadians. The purpose of this review was to …

Background: There is recent evidence to suggest that sustaining a traumatic brain injury
(TBI) increases risk of criminal justice system involvement, including incarceration. The …

Purpose Pain is a multifaceted experience shaped by various factors including context of
pain, previous life events, and ongoing ethnocultural circumstances. Moreover, the definition …

Background: We aimed to define rates and causes of death in custody and after release in
people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario, and to compare these data with data for the …

Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most burdensome infectious illness in Canada.
Current screening strategies miss a significant proportion of cases, leaving many …

Objective Recent research found that inmates experience undesirable and rapid weight gain
during incarceration in Canadian federal penitentiaries. However, little is known about what …

The food served in Canadian penitentiaries was scrutinized following food service reform
where Correctional Service Canada (CSC) created a standardized menu to feed …

Over a 13-month period, health data on all consecutive incoming Canadian federally
sentenced women offenders were collected and analyzed (N= 280). The most common …

Background: Very little is known about how incarceration influences a person's weight in
Canada. We sought to determine how inmates' weights change during their incarceration in …