The majority of research based on prisons in the United States has found a positive association between prison size and inmate victimization. This study estimates rates and identifies inmate and institutional characteristics associated with victimization in the...
That prisons, as social institutions, are harmful is an accepted fact by corrections experts, although the fact is rarely found acceptable. Factually, we know harm inside prison ranges from bullying (Ireland 2005) to homicide and suicide (Noonan 2012), and such...
High rates of mental illnesses and victimization have been reported for prison populations. This study estimates physical and sexual victimization rates (inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate) for people with and without mental illnesses residing in Spanish prisons. A...