Meeting

Meeting 2: Ethical Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners

When:

May 4, 2005 (10:00 AM)

Where:

Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map

Topics:

Biomedical and Health Research, Public Health, Select Populations and Health Disparities

Activity:

Ethical Considerations for Revisions to the DHHS Regulations for Protection of Prisoners Involved in Research

Board:

Board on Health Sciences Policy

On Wednesday, May 4, 2005, the Committee on Ethical Considerations for Revisions to DHHS Regulations for Protection of Prisoners Involved in Research held a workshop/public session at the National Academies' Keck Center in Washington, D.C.

The workshop examined the ethical underpinnings of the human subjects research enterprise and research with prisoners and reviewed the legal and regulatory frameworks that guide the conduct of such research.  The experiences of former prisoners who have participated in such research was also discussed.  And, representatives from the corrections profession discussed their perspectives on research with prison populations.

This was the second of five meetings that the committee held to collect information and conduct their deliberations.