parents. Depending on the level of resocialisation, the implementation of the right and
time limit were different. Therefore, the National Preventive Mechanism
acknowledges that inmates should have the right to call their parents regardless
of the level of resocialisation.
f) Right to medical care
UN General Assembly Resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988.
Principle 24 A proper medical examination shall be offered to a detained or imprisoned
person as promptly as possible after his admission to the place of detention or
imprisonment, and thereafter medical care and treatment shall be provided whenever
necessary. This care and treatment shall be provided free of charge.
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers CM/Rec(2008)11 on the European
Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures.
Principle 62.5 As soon as possible after admission, the juvenile shall be medically
examined, a medical record shall be opened and treatment of any illness or injury shall be
initiated.
Principle 69.2 The health of juveniles deprived of their liberty shall be safeguarded
according to recognised medical standards applicable to juveniles in the wider community.
Principle 70.1 Particular attention should be paid to dealing with health hazards linked to
deprivation of liberty.
Principle 70.2 Special policies shall be developed and implemented to prevent suicide and
self-harm by juveniles, particularly during their initial detention, segregation and other
recognised high risk periods.
Principle 71 Juveniles shall be given preventive health care and health education.
Principle 75 Health care in juvenile institutions shall not be limited to treating sick
patients, but shall extend to social and preventive medicine and the supervision of nutrition.
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§ 40 Further, it is axiomatic that all juveniles deprived of their liberty should be able to
have confidential access to a doctor at any time, regardless of the regime (including
disciplinary confinement) to which they may be subjected.
Appropriate access to a range of specialist medical care, including dentistry, should also be
guaranteed
§ 41 The task of the health care service in any place of detention should not be limited to
treating sick patients; it should also be entrusted with responsibility for social and
preventive medicine. In this connection, the CPT wishes to highlight two aspects of
particular concern as regards juveniles deprived of their liberty, namely, inmates' nutrition
and the provision of health education.
Health care staff should play an active part in monitoring the quality of the food which is
being provided to inmates. This is particularly important for juveniles, who may not have
reached their full growth potential. In such cases, the consequences of inadequate nutrition
may become evident more rapidly - and be more serious - than for those who have reached
full physical maturity.
It is also widely recognised that juveniles deprived of their liberty have a tendency to
engage in risk-taking behaviour, especially with respect to drugs (including alcohol) and
sex. In consequence, the provision of health education relevant to young persons is an
important element of a preventive health care programme. Such a programme should, in
particular, include the provision of information about the risks of drug abuse and about
transmittable diseases.
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