Trend Mass incarceration becomes a primary engine of global health inequality for men
Summary
GWI's Men's Wellbeing Initiative reframes imprisonment as a health determinant rather than a criminal justice matter, noting that roughly 11.5 million people are held worldwide and that around 93% of them are male, so prison conditions function as a male health exposure at global scale.
Classification
Main topicDemocracy & Governance
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Initiative Trends 2026: Collective Intelligence and Foresight from Global Wellness Leaders Global Wellness Institute page=57;section=Men's Wellbeing Initiative Trends / TREND 9: Mass Incarceration as a Primary Engine of Global Health Inequality 2026-05 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 2
Part of issues 2
- IssueGlobal South male health crises are structurally absent from mainstream frameworks2 trends · 0 signals
- IssueMega-prisons and detention expansion create an invisible male humanitarian crisis1 trends · 0 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
Public id: fm-a87a38a29099