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Health & Justice 10th Anniversary: Looking Ahead after a Decade of Progress

Edited by:

Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein, PhD, Duke University, United States
Lior Gideon, PhD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States
Faye Taxman, PhD, George Mason University School of Policy and Government, United States
Wendy Guastaferro, PhD, Florida Atlantic University, United States

Submission Status: Closed
 

Health & Justice has compiled reports on key areas of the field for our 10th Anniversary Collection: Looking Ahead after a Decade of Progress.

Submissions were commissioned and invited by our Editors-in-Chief and Deputy Editors. Check below for the editorial policies around review.


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New Content ItemThis Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

  1. The aging population in United States (US) correctional facilities has grown dramatically over the last several decades. At present, roughly one in four adults incarcerated in US prisons are at least 50 years ...

    Authors: Meghan A. Novisky, Stephanie Grace Prost, Benjamin Fleury-Steiner and Alexander Testa
    Citation: Health & Justice 2025 13:23
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. Over 20 years has passed since the principles of gender-responsive correctional strategies were published in a foundational report in the U.S. These practices acknowledge the unique characteristics and life ex...

    Authors: Emily J. Salisbury and Allison Crawford
    Citation: Health & Justice 2025 13:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. The opioid overdose crisis intersects critically with the criminal legal system where individuals with opioid use disorder (are significantly overrepresented. Subsequently, incarceration increases the risk of ...

    Authors: Justin Berk, Anna-Maria South, Megan Martin, Michael-Evans James, Cameron Miller, Lawrence Haber and Josiah Rich
    Citation: Health & Justice 2025 13:8
    Content type: Review Published on:

About the Collection

The journal of Health & Justice was born from a need to provide a vehicle to highlight scholarly research into issues related to the health of those impacted by the legal system, whether it is individuals under control of the system or individuals that work in the system.  

In the past 10 years an extraordinary growth was seen in research in topics related to health and justice. This anniversary collection will highlight the state of knowledge, innovations, and future directions in a myriad of areas: 

•    Women
•    People with mental health issues
•    Implementation science
•    Diversion or deflection
•    Correctional officer health
•    Elderly individuals in the legal system
•    Family-related issues.  

The articles are designed to further efforts to advance knowledge into the health-justice space.


 

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of Research Articles and Reviews. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. 

Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp, following discussion with our Editors-in-Chief. Please, contact the journal to discuss your manuscript and we will confirm your eligibility.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer-review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.