"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prisons".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prisons".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prisons" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prisons" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prisons" by people in Profiles.
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Evans LA, Jaffe K, LeClair AM, Batchelder AW, Socrates B, Thomas CM, Wurcel AG, Evans EA. Street-level bureaucracy and relational autonomy in HIV status-neutral care implementation: A study of jail staff and incarcerated individuals. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Oct; 406:119673.
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Yu E, Wang M, Berdugo J, Towheed S, Yang J, Moosavi I, Lalji-Mawji S, Czapla CS, Ostermeyer BK, Olagunju AT. Mental health issues and associated factors amongst healthcare workers in US forensic-correctional settings: a systematic review of literature since the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Feb 27; 26(1).
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Pivovarova E, Friedmann PD, Ferguson W, Bovell Ammon BJ, Stopka TJ, Evans EA. Perceived impacts of medications for opioid use disorder implementation on mental health services and substance use counseling in carceral settings: qualitative findings from 13 Massachusetts jails. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 12 22; 21(1):11.
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Bailey A, Kang AW, Stagoff-Belfort C, Martin RA. Association between vaccine uptake and SARS-CoV-2 infection among staff at a jail and prison in the USA. Int J Prison Health (2024). 2025 12 08; 21(4):510-520.
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Farrell C, Barsky BA, Bukhman A, Kumar N, Fenig M, Weber W. Improving Electronic Health Record Access for People Incarcerated in the United States. J Correct Health Care. 2025 Dec; 31(6):340-344.
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Farrell CM, Pino EC. Hepatitis C Testing Protocols Across Massachusetts Jails, 2022-2023: An Opportunity for Intervention. Public Health Rep. 2025 Jul-Aug; 140(4):358-364.
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Zucker DM. Using Appreciative Inquiry in Correctional Health Care: An Integrative Review. J Correct Health Care. 2025 Feb; 31(1):29-36.
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Skarha J, Spangler K, Dosa D, Rich JD, Savitz DA, Zanobetti A. Cold-related Mortality in US State and Private Prisons: A Case-Crossover Analysis. Epidemiology. 2025 Mar 01; 36(2):207-215.
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Lupez EL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Hawks L, Dickman S, Gaffney A, Bor D, Schrier E, Cai C, Azaroff LS, McCormick D. Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 10 01; 184(10):1176-1184.
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Berk J, Brar J, Hoadley A, Martin R. Racial Differences in Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Initiation in a Carceral Setting. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 01; 46(1):64-71.