9. Monitoring Efforts To Prevent And Respond To Sgbv • If there are no specialists in SGBV on staff, are there any external health providers that can be called on if staff suspect that a prisoner has been the victim of SGBV? • What type of support and treatment is available to victims of SGBV? • Are staff required to report if they become aware of any signs of SGBV? Are they first required to get the consent of the victim? • Have staff ever received reports that detainees/prisoners have been victims of SGBV (either before or during their detention)? Do staff know what to do in these situations? • Do all prisoners receive a medical examination upon their admission to police custody/prison? If so, when does this usually take place? • What are the opening hours of the place of detention’s health facility? Are healthcare staff also available at night-time? • What is the procedure for detainees/prisoners to request to see a healthcare professional? How do staff ensure that they can request medical assistance in full privacy and confidentiality? • Are there any mental healthcare professionals among the healthcare staff? • Are those prisoners undergoing any form of punishment, including solitary confinement, able to access healthcare professionals when they need to? Do prison healthcare staff visit those prisoners held in any form of involuntary segregation on a daily basis? Information from detainees/prisoners • Are detainees/prisoners given an opportunity to tell medical staff about any history of SGBV? If so, what action is usually taken? • Do detainees/prisoners feel they would be able to safely and confidentially report incidents of SGBV to the healthcare staff in the prison if they wanted to? If not, why not? • Are detainees/prisoners able to request medical appointments in full confidentiality? Do they know how to do this? • Do initial medical screenings and subsequent healthcare appointments take place in full privacy and confidentiality? Focus on specific groups/individuals • Are there any female healthcare staff available? If a female prisoner requests that she be examined by a female healthcare professional, is this possible? • Are any of the healthcare staff specialized in healthcare issues specific to women and girls, including reproductive healthcare? 62

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