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July 10, 2019

Taking equitable health to prisons the Malawian way

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Africa Health Malawi

The late founding president of democratic South Africa, Nelson Mandela, once famously said: “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.”

June 30, 2019

France: un nouveau plan sur la santé des détenus

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Europe Health France

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

May 9, 2019

DRC: insufficient health care at Makala Prison

Analysis Report

Africa Health Overcrowding Congo - Kinshasa

“We are sick, but since there is no doctor to see us, we have no access to any medicine.”

April 29, 2019

United Kingdom: dundee dental students scoop award for oral health prison project

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Europe Health United Kingdom

Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, Dr. Nigel Carter OBE, has visited the University of Dundee School of Dentistry, to judge community oral health projects and present an award to the winning group. Fourth-year dental students were asked to select an area or group in the local community.…

April 17, 2019

UK: Perth prison praised after healthcare improvements

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Europe Health United Kingdom

Perth Prison has made “commendable progress” after serious concerns were raised over its healthcare provision, according to inspectors. An HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) report gave it a “poor performance” grading for health and wellbeing following a visit last May. Confidentiality…

March 18, 2019

Ireland: 35 cases of tuberculosis

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Europe Health Ireland

Figures show 26 prisoners and nine officers contracted contagious disease over 10 years.

February 23, 2019

Belgium: 447 décès en prison en 8 ans: des prisonniers à la santé précaire

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Europe Health Violence Belgium

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

February 1, 2019

Argentina: un plan para prevenir el hantavirus en las cárceles

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South America Health Argentina

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

January 25, 2019

United States: ‘You’re going to let me die from this’, prisoners fight to access a hepatitis-C cure

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Health United States

Inmates are being denied treatment, and it’s creating an epidemic.

January 7, 2019

France: la nouvelle prison de la Santé accueille ses premiers détenus

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Europe Health France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

January 5, 2019

France: après quatre ans de travaux, la prison mythique de la Santé rouvre

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Europe Health France

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December 14, 2018

France : Paris, la prison de la Santé prépare sa réouverture

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Europe Health Facilities France

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December 6, 2018

USA: mold ‘rampant’ at former southern Illinois prison

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Health United States

A shuttered southern Illinois prison is infested with mold, dimming area residents’ hopes it may someday reopen. The Southern Illinoisan reports an inspection of the former Tamms Correctional Center found high levels of two types of mold that cause health issues, including respiratory illnesses. Th…

December 5, 2018

USA: to lower prison health-care costs, Maryland is trying to serve healthier food

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Health Material conditions United States

Not long after taking over as warden of the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup, Margaret M. Chippendale noticed a sizable problem: Women were leaving the system a lot heavier than when they arrived.

November 10, 2018

United States: to lower prison health costs, Maryland serves healthy food

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Health Material conditions United States

Not long after taking over as warden of the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup, Margaret M. Chippendale noticed a sizable problem: Women were leaving the system a lot heavier than when they arrived.

October 29, 2018

USA: attorneys want all NC prison inmates tested for hepatitis C

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Health United States

Attorneys for a trio of North Carolina inmates with hepatitis C are trying to change how the state deals with the virus in its prison system.

October 25, 2018

France: de moins en moins de malades psychiatriques échappent à la prison

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Europe Health Mental health France

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October 8, 2018

Venezuela: ONG denuncia casos de hepatitis y tuberculosis dentro de cárcel

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South America Health Venezuela

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September 18, 2018

En France, on se suicide sept fois plus en prison qu’en liberté

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Europe Health Suicide Violence France

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September 10, 2018

France : douzième suicide de l’année à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Europe Health Suicide France

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September 7, 2018

USA: will the 2018 prison strike mean better meals for people inside?

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Health Material conditions Protest United States

At the conclusion of a nearly three-week prison strike across North America, the incarcerated and advocates have sought better conditions and better food.

September 4, 2018

Cuba: niegan atención médica a reo con tuberculosis en una prisión de La Habana

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Central America and the Caribbean Health Cuba

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

August 5, 2018

Deteriorating health of detainees in Turkish prisons highlighted in human rights report

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Health Turkey

According to data provided by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD), there are at least 1,154 ailing inmates, 402 of whom have serious ailments, in Turkish prisons, Deutsche Welle (DW) Turkish service reported on Saturday.

July 31, 2018

Chile: overcrowded cells with no water and ill treatment

Analysis Report

South America Health Overcrowding Chile

Many prisons do not have running access to drinking water 24h/day, a dramatic situation in Chili.