Prison Health Care

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Prison Health Care

• Expert Group

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PENAL INSTITUTIONS

• Denmark 87
• Estonia 7
• Finland 38
• France 185
• Latvia 15

• Lithuania 15
• Norway 47
• Poland 213
• The Russ.Fed. 1051
• Sweden 86

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NUMBER OF PRISONERS

• Denmark 4198
• Estonia 4463
• Finland 3595
• France 52000
• Latvia 6676

• Lithuania 7983
• Norway 3300
• Poland 90500
• The Russ.F. 889650
• Sweden 7450

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Cathegories of prisoners

• Number of pretrial detainees varies from 13-31
  (Lithuania 13,6 France 31,5)
• Number of female detainees varies from 3 -7
  (Poland 3,1 The Russ. Fed. 7)
• Number of minors varies from 0,1 - 2,7
• (Finland 0,1 Latvia 2,7).
• Number of foreigners varies quite a lot from
  country to country (Norway f.ex. ca 20 )

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PRISONERS ARE SENT TO PRISON AS PUNISHMENT AND
NOT FOR PUNISHMENT - BUT

• Many are infected with TB
• Many are infected with HIV/Aids or
• other sexually transmitted diseases
• Many are drug or alcohol dependent
• Many have psychological/psychiatric problems
• and many have other health-related problems

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Overcrowding- conseq. on prisoners and staff

• Lack of personal space tension/violence
• Basic hygienic conditions not provided
• Lack of beds and necessary equipment
• Unsatisfactory regime and activities
• Substandard health care
• Staff problems