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Healthcare in prison: challenges and realities

Healthcare in prison: challenges and realities

Update: 2025-10-13
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How does good healthcare in prison help wider society? What kind of risks are there to health from being in detention? Why are prisoners less healthy than the general public? And what is the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture’s (CPT) role? CPT member Prof. Hans Wolff of the University of Geneva, and CPT advisors Kelly Sipp and Laura Ielciu discuss the challenges.


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Healthcare in prison: challenges and realities

Healthcare in prison: challenges and realities

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