When reviewing federally supported research involving prisoners, an IRB must have which of the following, in addition to the standard requirements for IRBs to ensure that the prisoners' perspective is represented:

An IRB must have a member who is a prisoner or a prisoner representative.

Explanation:

To be able to obtain first-hand and authentic data it is important to observe and interview relevant people/subject. For example, research findings involving a prisoner or a prisoner representative will be far more convincing than the the one without prisoners. Someone who has experienced prison will provide accurate information and represent the prisoner's perspective in thorough detail.