Europe’s Prisons Failing To Monitor Inmates’ Health: WHO
November 21, 2019
9:06 am
Prison authorities in Europe are not doing enough to monitor the health of inmates, meaning prisoners are more likely to suffer untreated conditions and are released without adequate support, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
The UN body warned that such failings will come at a “high cost” for society at large as they add to the public health burden.
The WHO collected the data of 39 European countries between 2016 and 2017 and recommended that prisons test for tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health problems and addictions.
“A prison sentence takes away a person’s liberty; it should not also …
