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female prisoners with psychiatric treatment befo ie s o at- a h t and 60 % for illicit drug use disorders [2]. Moreover, 42 % creasingly involved with the penal justice system, as they Mundt et al. BMC Psychiatry (2015) 15:5 DOI 10.1186/s12888-015-0387-zthat at times is served in psychiatric hospitals. So far,Montt, Chile Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleof female prisoners were estimated to have a personality disorders [3]. Most studies on prison inmates so far may have reduced access to psychiatric care [12-14]. Psychiatric bed reductions may be associated with in-creasing prison populations [15]. To further understand this relationship, it is necessary to evaluate whether the same people are admitted to both institutions. Psy-chiatric treatment histories of prisoners may clarify the proportion of prisoners with mental health problem