[Health units in prisons]

Renaud Bouvet; Christine Dumont

doi:10.1016/j.soin.2022.11.004

[Health units in prisons]

Soins. 2022 Nov-Dec;67(870-871):21-25. doi: 10.1016/j.soin.2022.11.004. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

[Article in French]

Authors

Renaud Bouvet¹, Christine Dumont²

Affiliations

¹ Service de médecine légale et médecine pénitentiaire, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes, 2 rue Henri-le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France. Electronic address: renaud.bouvet@chu-rennes.fr.
² Service de médecine légale et médecine pénitentiaire, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes, 2 rue Henri-le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France.

PMID: 36681500
DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2022.11.004

Abstract

Since the publication of the law of 18 January 1994, health care for detainees has been entrusted to public health establishments, and no longer to the prison administration. This is a real step forward insofar as individuals placed in the hands of justice now benefit from care provided by health professionals, who officiate within health units in prisons. Today, these professionals work in particular to promote preventive and health promotion actions, thereby helping to restore the detainee's place as a subject with a view to reintegrating him or her into the community.

Keywords: care; détenu; health; historique; history; medicine; médecine; prison; prisoner; santé; soin.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care
Female
Humans
Male
Prisoners*
Prisons*