Issues and Innovations in Prison Health Research

Matthew Maycock is Learning and Development Researcher at the Scottish Prison Service, and was Investigator Scientist at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK. Rosie Meek is the Head of the School of Law and leads a team of prison researchers at Royal Holloway University of London, UK. She is a chartered psychologist and prison researcher, conducting quantitative and qualitative research.James Woodall is Reader and also Head of Subject in Health Promotion at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He investigates how values central to health promotion are applied to the context of imprisonment.

“The book is successful in its aims and provides a strong insight into practices and experiences relating to both physical and mental health in prison. … Ultimately, this volume is certainly a strong starting point for discussion on health research within prison settings and equips academics, practitioners and students with the tools and knowledge to pursue further work in this area.” (Megan Georgiou, The British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 61 (2), March, 2021)

• 1. Introduction, Matthew Maycock, James Woodall, Rosie Meek.- 2. Participatory Research In Prison: Rationale, Process And Challenges, James Woodall.- 3. Promoting Health Literacy With Young Adult Men In An English Prison, Anita Mehay, Rosie Meek, Jane Ogden.- 4. Challenges And Practicalities In Adopting Grounded Theory Methodology When Conducting Prison Research, Nasrul Ismail.- 5. The Research Experience From An Insider Perspective, David Honeywell.- 6. Prisoner Experiences Of Prison Health In Scotland, James Fraser.- 7. Building Health And Wellbeing In Prison:  Learning From The Master Gardener Programme In A Midlands Prison, Geraldine Brown, Elizabeth Bos, Geraldine Brady.- 8. The ‘Dead Zone’ In The Stories Of People In Prison, Alan Farrier.- 9.  Evaluation And Reflections From The Use Of Implementation Science To Accommodate A Community Mental Health Awareness Programme To A Prison, David Woods, Gavin Breslin.- 10. Oral Health As A Door To Promoting Psychosocial Functioning For People In Custody: Lessons Learnt From The Development Of The Mouth Matters Intervention, Ruth Freeman.- 11. Health Arts And Justice, Alison Frater.- 12. Pregnancy In Prison, Dr Laura Abbot.- 13. Masculinity, Doing Health, Performances Of Masculinity Within The Fit For Life Programme Delivered In Two Scottish Prisons, Matt Maycock, Cindy Gray, Kate Hunt.- 14. More Than Just A Game: The Impact Of A Prison Football Team On Physical And Social Wellbeing In A Welsh Prison, Jamie Grundy, Rosie Meek.