A Monitoring Guide
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Monitoring checklist
How are initial medical and psychological screenings conducted upon arrival? Is confidentiality ensured?
Are heathcare professionals sensitized/trained about the specific needs of LGBTI persons?
Are detainees informed about the nature and symptoms of
sexually transmitted diseases and infections and how to
prevent them?
Are condoms and/or other prophylactics made available to
detainees? If so, are they easily and discreetly accessible?
Are confidential treatments accessible to all detainees with
HIV/AIDS on a non-discriminatory basis?
Do trans detainees have the possibility to initiate hormone
therapy and/or gender-affirming treatment while in detention?
Can detainees who started hormone therapies outside prison
– even without medical prescription – continue treatment while in detention?
Are gender-affirming surgeries available for detainees (and are
such surgeries available in the community)?
What are the conditions for accessing gender-affirming treatments? Is legal gender recognition a pre-condition?
Is there any indication that the prison administration is
adopting a “freeze-framing” approach to gender-affirming
therapies?
What mental health care is available in detention? Are the
specific needs of LGBTI detainees identified and addressed by
mental health professionals?
Chapter III
What is the policy and practice regarding the prevention of
sexually transmitted diseases and infections in the prison
system?
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