Vinnicchina: "Prisoners are entitled to quality health care," the Prosecutor
Bodies of Prosecutor's office of Vinnytsia region to check the status of the rights of convicts to health’I in penal institutions. Found that the available medical equipment in correctional colonies in the vast majority of obsolete and some of them used since the 70-80 years of the last century. State medical parts is newconnections appropriate specialists using that prisoners in some institutions are unable to obtain adequate medical care. Some of the medical units of penitentiary institutions have not passed state accreditation, and some work without a state license to conduct business of medical practice. In the medical parts are not observed temperature, and consequently, in the wards and other areas the temperature in winter is less than the minimum. The convicts who were in the hospital, forced to wear coats and hats. In private institutions violated the rights’of the prisoners in proper conditions. In particular, the bathrooms are unsanitary and poor condition and require major repair with replacement of equipment. From faucets of wash basins are served only cold water, which creates prerequisites for colds and infectious diseases, rooms for washing cold and damp. Also, improperly implemented accounting received from relatives of prisoners for drugs and medical devices. For example, in one of the prisons at the time of inspection not properly accounted for drugs obtained from relatives in the amount of nearly 6 thousand hryvnias. Allowed numerous violations of rules of storage of medicines. In addition, in the course of the audits showed an improper arrangement of the separate parts of medical, psychiatric and infectious cells for the detention of prisoners on the active form of tuberculosis. By results of checks to the heads of correctional institutions, and head of the centre-West of the regional Department for execution of criminal sanctions and probation, made the documents the Prosecutor's response, demanding the immediate elimination of violations of the rights of convicts to health’I. The press service of the prosecution Vinnytsia regionÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
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