Box 1.
1. “Biomedical research” including the development of new treatments via phase 1 drug testing. 2. Research with the “intent and reasonable probability” of improving prisoner health. 3. Research investigating the causes, effects, and processes of incarceration. |
The DHEW Report Report recommended excluding category 1 research from correctional settings. Categories 2 and 3 were used in the development of federal guidelines to describe permissible research with people in prison. |