Mental Health in Prisons Critical Perspectives on Treatment and Conf

This book examines how the prison environment, architecture and culture can affect mental health as well as determine both the type and delivery of mental health services. It also discusses how non-medical practices, such as peer support and prison educat

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Mental Health in Prisons Critical Perspectives on Treatment and Confinement

Edited by

ALICE MILLS KATHLEEN KENDALL

Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology

Series Editors Ben Crewe Institute of Criminology University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK Yvonne Jewkes Social & Policy Sciences University of Bath Bath, UK Thomas Ugelvik Faculty of Law University of Oslo Oslo, Norway

This is a unique and innovative series, the first of its kind dedicated entirely to prison scholarship. At a historical point in which the prison population has reached an all-time high, the series seeks to analyse the form, nature and consequences of incarceration and related forms of punishment. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology provides an important forum for burgeoning prison research across the world. Series Advisory Board Anna Eriksson (Monash University) Andrew M. Jefferson (DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture) Shadd Maruna (Rutgers University) Jonathon Simon (Berkeley Law, University of California) Michael Welch (Rutgers University) More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14596

Alice Mills · Kathleen Kendall Editors

Mental Health in Prisons Critical Perspectives on Treatment and Confinement

Editors Alice Mills School of Social Sciences University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand

Kathleen Kendall Faculty of Medicine University of Southampton Southampton, UK

Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology ISBN 978-3-319-94089-2 ISBN 978-3-319-94090-8  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94090-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018946175 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 Chapter 2 is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). For further details see license information in the chapter. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publica­ tion does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in publis