Prison Health in Russia: The Larger Picture

摘要: Russia, despite recent legal reforms, still has one of the highest rates imprisonment in world. There are many reports adverse conditions Russian prisons, often highlighting consequences for health, particular, risks HIV, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases. However, there no reviews broader health issues penal system. This paper available information on imprisoned population Russia factors underlying it. It was undertaken by means a search international literature, including unpublished sources, supplemented in-depth interviews with 27 key informants from Ministry Justice, prison administration, non-governmental organizations. Published data ministries justice were used to describe demographic characteristics compare it general population. Although convicts drawn disproportionately disadvantaged groups society detained physical conditions, standardized mortality ratio all causes is slightly over one-third that overall male mainly explained an eight-fold lower external more than two-fold cardiovascular disease. These far outweigh increased The chances survival young men may actually be improved being prison, need policies reduce level violence risks, such as dangerous driving habits, society. Yet while improving death falling, avoidable deaths high levels mental illness also much not known about convicts, what reflecting measured rather important.