Table 1 Participants inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

Agequake I

(a) Health care professional or researchers working in prison

(b) Members of prison administration and policymakers

(c) Members from relevant international and national NGOs

Agequake II

(a) Mental health professional

(b) Substantial work experience in correctional context (minimum of 10 years work experience)

(c) Work experience in either the German or French speaking language region of Switzerland

Exclusion criteria

First and second part

(a) Italian speaking language region of Switzerland (that region is very small with only one correctional institution and interviewees would thus be easily identifiable)

(b) Health professional not directly involved in the care of mentally ill patients