Mental, Neurological, and Substance Abuse Disorders in Guyana's Jails, 1825-2022

The objective of MNS Disorders in Guyana's Jails, 1825 to the Present Day was to develop a historicized analytical approach that addresses a critical but almost entirely neglected aspect of prison systems in the Global South: the definition, extent, experience, and treatment of MNS disorders among inmates and the people who work with them. The project consolidates a previous collaboration between Clare Anderson (University of Leicester), Mellissa Ifill (University of Guyana), and the Guyana Prison Service (https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/uk-international-challenges-17-history-and-security-sector-reform-crime-and-punishment-british-colonial-guyana/), and develops new relationships between the University of Leicester, the Ministry of Public Health (Mental Health Department), Guyana-based NGOs, and HMP Leicester. The project's perspective is historical, social and cultural. It covers the period from 1825, when the British opened the colony's first jail in Georgetown, to the present day (project concluded July 2022) following Guyana's independence in 1966.

《1825年至今圭亚那监狱中的MNS障碍（MNS Disorders）》项目旨在开发一种历史化的分析方法，以解决全球南方监狱系统中一个关键但几乎完全被忽视的维度：囚犯及相关工作人员中MNS障碍的定义、范围、体验与治疗。该项目整合了克莱尔·安德森（莱斯特大学）、梅利莎·伊菲尔（圭亚那大学）与圭亚那监狱服务局（https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/uk-international-challenges-17-history-and-security-sector-reform-crime-and-punishment-british-colonial-guyana/）此前的合作成果，并促成莱斯特大学、公共卫生部（精神卫生司）、圭亚那本土非政府组织与莱斯特皇家监狱（HMP Leicester）建立了新的合作关系。项目采用历史、社会与文化三维视角，研究跨度从1825年（英国在乔治敦设立该殖民地首座监狱）延伸至圭亚那1966年独立后的现今（项目于2022年7月收官）。