Overwhelming evidence shows that a range of health concerns—mental illness, substance dependence, HIV/AIDS, and noncommunicable diseases—affect prisoners disproportionately. But, while incarceration poses risks to health—including inadequate nutrition and exposure to violence—prisons also pr
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esent important opportunities to promote health and risk reduction that need to be tapped.
Some recommended remedies:
Health ministries, not ministries of justice, should manage health care responsibilities
Ensure that testing is available, but not mandatory, for infectious diseases
Make prison health part of the broader public health agenda
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Mapping Report - Ireland.
Mapping Report - Portugal
A policy brief on the organization of prison health
Mapping Report - Catalonia (Spain).
A practical handbook covering the architecture, engineering, design and operation of prisons. It is intended for all ICRC delegates working in places of detention, whether they have extensive practical experience or are new to the field.
A manual for programme managers.
БОРЬБА С ТУБЕРКУЛЕЗОМ В ТЮРЬМАХ
Руководство для руководителей программ
Scientific advice
Prevention and control of communicable diseases in prison settings.
Harm Reduction Journal (2016) 13:28
DOI 10.1186/s12954-016-0118-x
Advances in Infectious Diseases, 2015, 5, 57-62
Published Online March 2015 in SciRes.