Deaths in jail: a retrospective analysis of autopsies performed at the Legal Medicine Unit of Pavia (1999-2022)

IntroductionThe high rate of incarceration, now exceeding 11.5 million people worldwide, has raised concerns about the conditions within penal institutions, such as the consequences of incarceration on the person. This retrospective study aims to investigate the issue of death in custody, exploring...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Belli, Mateus E. Romão, Riccardo Lacquagni, Barbara Bertoglio, Andrea Bertolotti, Gaia Tamellini, Luca Morini, Gulnaz T. Javan, Ilaria Setti, Silvia D. Visonà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1423325/full