Prisons and health: Partnership for Health in the Criminal Justice System
The Partnership for Health in the Criminal Justice System website provides prison health-related resources supplied by WHO/Europe and partner organizations. It covers prison health information in the fields of: human rights and medical ethics, communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases, risk factors and prison health management.
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New report provides snapshot of prison health systems across Europe
A new WHO report on health in prisons collates information from 38 European countries to provide a snapshot of prison health systems and services across the WHO European Region.
News
- New report provides snapshot of prison health systems across Europe
- Improved access to health services to eliminate hepatitis C in Portuguese prisons
- Preventing the spread of tuberculosis in prisons – sharing lessons from Azerbaijan
Data resources
- World Prison Brief database
- EMCDDA data on drug use in prison and drug law offences
- CPT database
- HIPED database
- WEPHREN
Partners
WHO/Europe works closely with organizations to promote health and tackle health inequalities in correctional settings. These organizations contribute significantly through information dissemination, networking and good practice sharing.
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