Drawing on ICPR’s unique World Prison Brief database and research in ten countries across all five continents, the report highlights the serious public health risks caused by today’s unprecedented levels of prison overcrowding worldwide. Recent surges in prisoner numbers across much of the world have produced a global prison population of well over 11 million; and chronically overcrowded, under-resourced prisons. These are prisons, the report argues, in which health problems proliferate – particularly as regards communicable diseases, mental illness, substance misuse and increased risk of violence, self-harm and suicide. Severe risks to health are posed not only to prisoners but also to staff, the families of prisoners and staff, and […]
(2.35 MB) | 19. June 2019 | Author: Catherine Heard, Director, ICPR’s World Prison Research Programme
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Authorship responsibility and copyright form: Good Practices in Prevention and Care of Tuberculosis and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Prisons
(37.33 KB) | 5. April 2017 | Author: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
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The practice that you are submitting through this form will be evaluated against the following criteria: relevance, sustainability, efficiency, and ethical appropriateness, plus any one or more of the additional criteria detailed in Annex 1. The deadline for submission is 29 April 2017.
(33.14 KB) | 5. April 2017 | Author: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
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World Health Organisation – Guide to Prison Health
(6.04 MB) | 28. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – HIV testing and counselling in prisons and other closed settings – Technical Paper
(1.32 MB) | 28. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime HIV testing and counselling in prisons and other closed settings – Policy Brief
(711.78 KB) | 28. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – A short brief on women in prison and HIV
(381.24 KB) | 28. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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ONUSIDA – Prisions Argentina 1º – Cárceles y VIH/SIDA Avances en la prevenciòn y en el mejoramiento de la asistencia en VIH/SIDA en cárceles de Argentina
(307.78 KB) | 28. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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WHO Health in Prisons Project Newsletter February 2009
(406.01 KB) | 28. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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Republic of Angola – Management of Special Needs of Inmates within Prisons and Communities: Inmates with Mental Health Problems
(50.17 KB) | 28. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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