Table 1 Interview guide
From: Exploring why patients in heroin-assisted treatment are getting incarcerated—a qualitative study
Opening question |
This interview is about your previous experiences with the penal system, with prisons to be precise. I now ask you to recall the time that led to you having to serve a prison sentence. (Pause) In the next minutes, can you tell me about this time in your life, giving as much detail as possible about how it came about that you had to go to prison? |
Follow-up questions (ask if no narrative emerges) |
Why did you have to serve a prison sentence? |
What would have had to be different in your life to avoid a prison sentence? |
Do you think it is likely that you will have to go to prison again in your life? (Why? Why not?) |