Enlivening the Recommendations from the Health in Detention Conference led by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva in 2022

ICPA2024 Presentation by Dieudonné Koyenga and Wendy Hoey (ICPA2024-PID214)

Authors

Mr. Dieudonné Koyenga

Prison Systems Advisor

Dieudonne Koyenga has 22 years experience in prisons and corrections. He has been working as a Prison Systems Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) since 2015. In this position, he has supported ICRC work in various countries, including Rwanda, Burundi, Chad, Madagascar, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger and Cameroon. Before joining the ICRC, Dieudonne served in the Burkina Faso Prison Service as both Head of Service in charge of operations and capacity building, and as National Director (2006 to 2010). He worked for the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti for two years before being appointed as the first Director General of the Penitentiary Training School of Burkina Faso. He managed the process (including resource planning and the development of policies and operational procedures) to implement the full operation of this institution which still runs successfully today.

Wendy Hoey

Chief Executive, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network

Wendy Hoey PSM was appointed the Chief Executive of Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (Justice Health NSW) in September 2022. Prior to this, she was the Executive Director of Clinical Operations haven taken up the role in 2019. Wendy is the Co-Chair of the International Corrections and Prisons Association Healthcare Network, as well as a board member of Health Through Walls Inc. In 2024, Wendy was awarded a Public Service Medal for her outstanding public service and dedication to the delivery of health care to vulnerable populations in correctional and secure settings.

Wendy's other previous appointments include Executive Director for Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service and Nursing Director for the Central Queensland Mental Health Service. Wendy is a registered Nurse with a Clinical Background in Mental Health Nursing and over 20 years’ experience as a senior leader in mental health, hospital executive and health in secure settings. Wendy is passionate about providing equivalent care in secure settings and ensuring that all care including mental health care is provided in the least restrictive environment and way. Justice Health NSW provides health and mental health services to adults and young people in the criminal justice and forensic mental health systems in NSW.

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