DOC/OS(X)OCIII)/324c/II those that are far from big hospitals should be provided with means of transport for the patients (ambulance). 4) Prison superintendents should have the necessary resources at their disposal to be able to deal directly with any emergency treatment needed for some prisoners who, for instance, might need a surgical operation and to be able to provide special diets recommended by the doctors for some of the detainees. 5) The head of the prison health department should have more staff. In this respect, it is recommended that prisons, like the police, recruit their own personnel. 6) AIDS education programmes should be strengthened and voluntary screening should be encouraged. For this purpose, it is of the utmost importance to offer the AIDS test free of charge for all prisoners. Recommendations — prison bill The Adoption of a new Prison Bill is a unique occasion to promote and implement much needed changes and new policies, as described in the policy documents of UPS and international standards. The Draft that is currently circulating does not meet these challenges. The Special Rapporteur would like to encourage the UPS to move from a paramilitary approach to a management based on the identification of needs of the prison population in order to prepare their reintegration into their communities; the combination of static and dynamic security principles will reduce risks for staff and improve their working conditions as well as living conditions for prisoners; The new Prison Bill should include changes that will support the fundamental goals, values and principles articulated in the Uganda Policy Document 2000 and Beyond, as well as the principles of the 1996 Kampala Declaration on Prison Conditions in Africa and the African Charter on Prisoners Rights (CESCA — 2001). 40