3. Damage to health caused by imprisonment
In the absence of any universal standards for single or multiple occupancy cells, the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) has developed recommended minimum space specifications based on its own experience
of visiting prisons around the world (ICRC, 2012). These are reproduced in Figures 3 and 4 below.
Figure 3: Multiple occupancy cell: © ICRC
(Shared or dormitory
accommodation for ten
prisoners: 3.4 m2 per person,
including where bunk beds are
used. Total area: 34 m2. Includes
toilet facilities. (ICRC, 2012))
Figure 4: Single occupancy cell: © ICRC
(Single cell
accommodation:
5.4 m2 per person.
Excludes toilet
facilities (ICRC, 2012))
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