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.

All detainees have the right to a minimum of one hour outdoor exercise per day. This is crucial for their mental and physical well-being.

Detainees in prison have the right to freedom of religion. There should be no discrimination based on religion and detainees equally have the right not to subscribe to a religion.

Work of a useful nature should be provided to keep detainees actively employed for a normal working day. This is important for the well-being of detainees and staff in prisons, as well as for the resettlement of detainees in society.

Clean clothes and bedding, in sufficient quantity and adapted to the climate, are essential elements of good personal hygiene and decent living conditions in detention.

Sanitary facilities that are in good condition, clean, sufficient in number and easy to access are essential to ensure the hygiene and dignity of people in detention, as well as to avoid the transmission of certain infectious diseases.

Adequate ventilation and lighting, including access to daylight, are among the basic elements required to ensure the health and well-being of detainees.