ESSEX PAPER 3: INITIAL GUIDANCE ON THE INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN NELSON MANDELA RULES
Contents
Introduction 5
Chapter 1:
Diginity
Overarching Requirement to Respect Human Dignity
Minimising the Difference between Life in Prison and at Liberty
Safety and Security
Prohibition of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment
Principle of Non-Discrimination
Conduct in Case of Death of a Prisoner
Searches of Prisoners, Cells and Visitors
Prisoners with Disabilities
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Chapter 2:
Prison management
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Basic Principles
Allocation, Classification, Admission
Provision of Information
Prison File Management
Institutional Personnel
Inspections and External Monitoring
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Chapter 3:
Contact with the outside world
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Introduction 43
Contact with Family and Friends
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Access to Legal Representation
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Transfers 55
Foreign National Prisoners
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Chapter 4:
Healthcare 61
General Principles
Medical Ethics
Health-care Assessment on Admission
Medical Assistance in Urgent Cases
Isolation and Segregation on Grounds of Public Health
Fitness to Work Determinations
Daily Access to Prisoners
No Role of Medical Staff in Discipline or Punishment
Documentation of Signs of Torture
Penal Reform International and the Essex Human Rights Centre
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