Tool 5: Places of Deprivation of Liberty and Gender
Comprehensive physical and mental healthcare
Pillar
No.
Point
6.01
Specialized medical staff
are fully trained in providing
culturally appropriate care
and treatment relevant to the
populations held
6.02
Trauma-informed treatment
programmes, psychological
care and counselling are
provided, considering prior
victimization and abuse, the
special needs of pregnant
women and women with
children, and their diverse
cultural backgrounds
6.03
A schedule of recreational/
cultural activities is available
and implemented to benefit
the mental and physical
health of prisoners
6.04
Substance-misuse and
offending-behaviour
programmes are designed and
delivered for each specific
gender, acknowledging the
gendered pathways that may
have led the individual to
that point
6.05
Where clothing is provided
by the prison, it is adequate
to keep the prisoner in good
health and is not degrading or
humiliating
6.06
Certain categories of prisoner
are never subjected to solitary
confinement, including
prisoners with mental or
physical disabilities when
their conditions are likely to
be exacerbated; juveniles;
and pregnant women, women
with infants and breastfeeding
mothers
6.07
Transgender prisoners have
access to the same level
of treatment and medical
supplies as they were
receiving related to their
transition before entering
prison
Those working with women
and girls
Yes/no/
partially
What can your
organization
and others do
to improve the
situation?
Point of
responsibility
Action-by
date
59
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