Prisons
Over nine million people are incarcerated in penal institutions worldwide. High rates of HIV and other infectious diseases in prisons can lead to alarmingly high rates of mortality among prisoners. Negative public attitudes towards people in detention act as a barrier to objective and pragmatic discussions of prison health policy.
Updated! European Mapping of harm reduction interventions in prisons
Scientific literature about the situation of drug use and infectious diseases as well as
institutional responses to them is limited, sporadic and heterogeneous in the European
Countries. The research activity therefore covers the compilation of the existing bits and
pieces of information of the different data collections and research efforts.
The European Mapping Report is a compilation of all the relevant information available from different
reliable sources in order to build up country profiles and a European map regarding Harm
Reduction in the prison setting:
- Compilation of the available general information about the prison population in the
EU 28+ Norway and Turkey (referred as EU-30). - Analysis of the available information about infectious diseases and drug use among
prisoners in the 28+2 countries. - Compilation of the available data about the available responses and interventions
aiming prisoners who used drugs, especially of those who injected drugs in the 28+2
countries. - Analysis of the available information about harm reduction related policy documents
and principles in the 28+2 countries.
Naloxone saves lives
Presentation describing "Naloxone saves lives" - a hands-on toolkit for policymakers and practitioners on how to set up and run naloxone programmes for overdose prevention upon release from prison and other custodial settings
Pilot Condom Distribution in Czech Prison
Presentation for training people working with prisoners
PNSP - evaluation questionnaire for prison staff
Evaluation questionnaire for prison staff - attitudes and opinions on the PNSP and risk perception for HIV and HCV
PNSP - evaluation questionnaire for prisoners
Evaluation questionnaire for prisoners - attitudes and opinions on the PNSP and risk practices for HIV and HCV
Pre-implementation PNSP checklist
The checklist gives some examples of elements that need to be done in a Prison Needle and Syringe Exchange Program (PNSP)
Presentation + group work: Medical ethics in prison
Presentation anf group work exercise for training people working with prisoners
Presentation and group work: HIV prevention and harm reduction in prison
Presentation and group work exercise for training people working with prisoners
Prevention of communicable diseases in prison
Presentation and group work exercise for training people working with prisoners
