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125. In that regard, it points out that article 2 of the decision provides expressly that
“accused persons shall be housed separately from convicted persons” and defines specific
locations according to various criteria for each accommodation area. For example, Prison
Unit No. 1 in Lisandro Olmos houses accused persons, while Prison Unit No. 30 in General
Alvear houses only convicted persons, a situation verified by the Subcommittee itself,
which has found that, except in less than 10 per cent of cases, the guidelines are observed,
the remainder being subject to exceptional circumstances. For example, since Prison Unit
No. 1 provides university education, this warrants more flexible rules so as to ensure that
detainees can continue their studies. A report on the current condition of the prison
population in the light of Decision No. 1938 is annexed herewith.
(b)
Health services
126. In its response to the Subcommittee’s preliminary observations, the provincial
government reiterated that, based on the Subcommittee’s observation, the training
department of the Provincial Directorate for the Prison Health Service drafted a model
clinical file and set of instructions for professionals, which is to be used in case of injuries,
and which incorporates the recommendations of the Istanbul Protocol.
127. This model, which is being distributed to all health units, requires the professional to
record the cause of the injuries and the detainee’s initial account, and contains charts of the
human body in order to record injuries in greater detail.
128. To accompany the model, the Provincial Directorate for the Prison Health Service
organized a series of training sessions for medical professionals, which were also attended
by members of the judiciary.
129. Regarding the existing prison health system, the provincial government reported that
the Provincial Directorate for the Prison Health Service works independently of the Prison
Service and cooperates fully with the provincial Ministry of Health to ensure that health
standards are replicated across the province of Buenos Aires.
130. The provincial government drew attention to its ongoing cooperation with the
Ministry of Justice, as demonstrated by the full implementation of the primary health-care
medicine distribution programme (the “Remediar” Programme) as of December 2010,
which standardizes the data relating to the rational use of medicines across the health units
of the province of Buenos Aires.
131. Furthermore, it reported that a handbook has been drafted that lists 55 basic supplies
for treating clinical and psychiatric conditions, which are distributed by the Ministry of
Health to ensure the continuous and planned provision of these treatments to all detainees
in the province.
132. This mechanism allows the Provincial Directorate for the Prison Health Service to
monitor medicine stock levels, thereby avoiding any shortages that might occur, and to
check that the correct medicines are prescribed for persons deprived of their liberty.
133. Psychiatric drugs are delivered on a daily basis to patients initiating treatment, and
on a weekly basis to those with chronic conditions who are trusted to take them correctly.
When there are grounds to suspect that a psychiatric drug may be used as currency or
barter, it is delivered on a daily basis so that it can be more carefully monitored.
134. The provincial government also reported that a plan for the administration of
psychiatric drugs in prisons was implemented in 2010, which provides that administration
of these drugs is subject to an appropriate prescription, a procedure audited and supervised
by the Provincial Directorate for the Prison Health Service.
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