Prison authorities have a positive obligation to prevent violence amongst the detainees they are responsible for.

he way prison staff perceive the quality of their working life and how they are treated by managers and colleagues has a significant impact on the atmosphere in detention and the treatment of prisoners.

Training is important so prison staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitude to perform their duties well and with respect for the rights and dignity of detainees. Prison work is complex and requires a variety of skills.

Recruitment processes play a key role in ensuring prisons have staff with the required skills, knowledge and attitude to perform their role with respect for the dignity and human rights of detainees.

Health staff working in prisons have the same professional and ethical obligations to their patients as staff working in the community health services.  However, the particularities of the prison environment in which the main objectives of th

Some individuals and groups in detention may have specific health care needs that need to be addressed on an equivalent level to that in the community.

Healthcare at least equivalent to that in the community should be available free of charge to all detainees. The health service should address prevention of disease, health promotion, as well as the treatment of mental and physical illness.

Detainees in prison have a right to education and this is crucial for their rehabilitation and reinsertion into society upon release

All detention facilities should make available to inmates a programme of recreational activities to maintain or improve their overall well-being.