IT ATTEMPTS TO CHARACTERIZE THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS; TO BRING TOGETHER CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING PRISON HEALTH SERVICES; AND TO SUMMARIZE THE RECENT SCATTERED AND FRAGMENTED LITERATURE ON THIS SUBJECT. THE LITERATURE IS GROUPED INTO NINE CATEGORIES: CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE--GENERAL WORKS, STANDARDS AND GOALS FOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, LEGAL ISSUES AND PRISONERS' RIGHTS, ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, STUDIES OF PRISON AND INMATE HEALTH SERVICES, ESSAYS AND COMMENTARIES, AND RELATED MATERIALS. SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES AND PERIODICALS ARE ALSO LISTED. ANNOTATIONS ACCOMPANYING EACH CITATION INCLUDE THE PURPOSE, FOCUS, AND SCOPE OF THE CITED MATERIAL; SUMMARIES OF THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; AND METHODOLOGIES, IF APPLICABLE. AN AUTHOR INDEX IS INCLUDED.