Centro de Documentação da PJ
Analítico de Periódico
23221
Prision health care in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland / Morag MacDonald
Heuni Papers, Helsinki, No. 16 (2001), 31 p.
(CD72). Também disponível em: http://www.heuni.fi/uploads/q9e3jmpi29wh.pdf
POLÍTICA DE SAÚDE, TRATAMENTO PENITENCIÁRIO, ESTABELECIMENTO PRISIONAL, REPÚBLICA CHECA, HUNGRIA, POLÓNIA
Introduction. Background to the study. Description of the study. Common problems facing the three prison systems. Overcrowding. Impact on health. Foreign prisoners. Budget constraints. Drugs. Alcohol. Sex in prison. Structure of the prison health care systems. Confidentiality. Staffing. Equivalence of care. Treatment programmes. Health promotion. Prison practices affecting the health of prisoners. Cleanliness and hygiene. Food in prison. Activities and work. Key issues in health provision. HIV. Tuberculosis (tb). Hepatitis. Syphilis. Terminally ill prisoners. Dentist and opticians. The role of the prison doctor in punishments. Conclusions. References.
