[Risk reduction and drug use in detention: study about the detainees of Liancourt Penitentiary].

Background: The prison population is drug users. Recent debates around the provision of devices to reduce the risks associated with drug use (syringe exchange programs and snort kit) lead us to question local practices of the prison population.

Method: An anonymous questionnaire was offered to the prison population of the Liancourt penitentiary.

[Maintaining autonomy, an issue in the care of elderly prisoners].

Maintaining autonomy, an issue in the care of elderly prisoners. The ageing of the prison population means healthcare workers in prisons are having to care for inmates who are losing their autonomy. To guarantee the right to dignity, caregivers must adapt their practices and their organisation.

[Healthcare of imprisoned juveniles: new regulations].

Several new French regulations have come into effect to regulate the healthcare of juvenile offenders in prison with the creation of French Young Offender Institutions. They complete the French prison healthcare methodological guide. This article presents the new developments in the healthcare of juveniles in prison.

[Obstructive lung diseases in a French prison: results of systematic screening].

Background: French prisoners have health problems that have been inadequately treated before imprisonment. This population has insufficient access to the healthcare system. Addictive behaviours, particularly smoking, are widespread.