Sione Crawford on 'Art Inside' & educating prisoners about viral hepatitis

Art Inside 2017: Educating prisoners about viral hepatitis through self-expression   “People in prison are at least 20 times more likely to have hepatitis than the rest of the population and we think at least a quarter of the prison population has hepatitis C, but not everyone gets tested and the number with the virus is likely to be higher”.   Health Promotion Officer Sione Crawford is managing the second year of Art Inside, a project run by Hepatitis Victoria in partnership with Justice Health, the part of Corrections Victoria responsible for health and well-being of prisoners. The goal is to create a resource illustrated with prisoners art work to help educate their fellows about viral hepatitis. Justice Health recognises the virus as an important health issue inside that must be tackled.