Managing returns to prison from medium-secure services: qualitative study.
Sarah-Jayne LeonardCaroline SandersJennifer J ShawPublished in: BJPsych open (2021)
There remains a deficit in adequate resources to meet the mental health needs of prisoners who are admitted to medium-secure services. To meet the clinical need of all admissions, criteria for prolonged treatment in medium-secure services needs to be reconsidered, and it is likely that provision for the medium-secure hospital estate will need to increase substantially if effective rehabilitation of those who transfer from prison is to take place.