Collections and calls for papers

Protocols and Support Infrastructure for the Second Phase of the Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network (JCOIN 2.0)

People involved in the criminal legal system experience an acute burden of substance use disorders, with increased risk for overdose and co-occurring mental health conditions, other comorbidities, and comple...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

01 March 2027

Health equity for justice-involved individuals with special educational needs and disabilities

This Collection invites interdisciplinary research and commentary on the health and wellbeing of individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who are involved in the adult or juvenile j...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

24 August 2026

Bridging the gap: Continuity of behavioral healthcare across the criminal justice continuum

The importance of advancing our collective understanding of addiction and mental healthcare within the justice system cannot be overstated. Individuals involved in the adult and juvenile justice systems ofte...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

15 July 2026

Innovative and ethical research methodologies in carceral health settings

Understanding the health needs of justice-involved individuals requires research approaches that are both ethically sound and methodologically robust. As the intersection of health and justice continues to e...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

15 June 2026

Enhancing the Prison Environment

The editors of Health & Justice invite manuscripts on the topic "Enhancing the Prison Environment". Prisons are being reimagined in terms of how to provide a supportive environment during confinement. Recent...

Submission status

Closed

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

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 un...

Submission status

Closed

Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies

This collection is a part of Health & Justice.

Submission status

Closed

Complex needs in justice-involved populations

The Editors of Health & Justice are proud to launch a new special issue of the journal, exploring the complex health and social needs of justice-involved populations. People who cycle through the criminal ju...

Submission status

Closed

Suicide and self-harm risk in criminal justice involved populations

This special issue of Health & Justice explores the issue of suicide and self-harm in justice-involved populations. Suicide is a worldwide phenomenon with over 800,000 people taking their lives each year. Ev...

Submission status

Closed

Justice-Involved Women: Life Experiences and Health Related Issues

The Editors of Health & Justice are seeking submissions for a special issue of the journal exploring the broad range of issues of women involved in the justice system, whether incarcerated or in the communit...

Submission status

Closed

Justice-Involved Women

This thematic series explores the board range of issues of women involved in the justice system, whether incarcerated or in the community. Justice-involved women have more extensive histories of physical, se...

Submission status

Closed