"Prisons" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Penal institutions, or places of confinement for prisoners.
| Descriptor ID |
D011330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.787 J03.693
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prisons" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Hepatitis C screening and treatment among incarcerated populations in Alberta, Canada on population-level Hepatitis C elimination efforts. Int J Drug Policy. 2026 Apr; 150:105201.
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It is time for us all to embrace person-centred language for people in prison and people who were formerly in prison. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 01; 99:103455.
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COVID-19 in jails and prisons: A neglected infection in a marginalized population. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 06; 14(6):e0008409.
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Public Intoxication: Sobering Centers as an Alternative to Incarceration, Houston, 2010-2017. Am J Public Health. 2019 04; 109(4):597-599.
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Reconciling the opposing effects of neurobiological evidence on criminal sentencing judgments. PLoS One. 2019; 14(1):e0210584.
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Speech-language pathology intervention in a youth justice setting: Benefits perceived by staff extend beyond communication. Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2018 08; 20(4):458-467.
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Correspondence between correctional staff and offender ratings of adaptive behavior. Psychol Assess. 2016 12; 28(12):1608-1615.
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A transdiagnostic community-based mental health treatment for comorbid disorders: development and outcomes of a randomized controlled trial among Burmese refugees in Thailand. PLoS Med. 2014 Nov; 11(11):e1001757.
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Cannabis use among juvenile detainees: typology, frequency and association. Crim Behav Ment Health. 2015 Feb; 25(1):54-65.
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Shaping the Jail Inreach Project: program evaluation as a quality improvement measure to inform programmatic decision making and improve outcomes. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 May; 24(2):435-43.