Principles to Guide National Data Collection on the Health of Persons in the Criminal Justice System.

The authors discuss a project on how to improve the collection of health data among persons involved in the criminal justice system. Topics covered include the implications of the health and medical needs of the large criminal justice-involved population for public health, a table outlining known health data collected on persons in criminal justice systems by agency and country, and social and economic vulnerabilities of justice-involved persons that affect their health.