Ensuring universal access: The case for Medicare in prison. (June 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Linnane, Damien; McNamara, Donna; Toohey, Lisa
• Is Part Of: Alternative law journal. Volume 48:Number 2(2023)
• Page Start: 102
• Page End: 109
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Subjects: Criminal justice -- access to health care -- prisons -- Medicare -- health justice -- mental health; Law -- Australia -- Periodicals; Law -- Social aspects -- Australia -- Periodicals; Law reform -- Australia -- Periodicals; 349.94
• DOI: 10.1177/1037969X231171160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1037-969X

Abstract

This article makes the case for the provision of Medicare universally to all Australians, specifically to those who are currently incarcerated. As the article explains through its focus on mental health, the exclusion of Medicare from prisons was not part of the original design of the Australian health care system, and its ongoing absence has had dramatic impacts on the human rights and health of those in the criminal justice system.