This handbook covers the special needs of eight groups of prisoners, which have a particularly vulnerable status in prisons. They are: Prisoners with mental health care needs; Prisoners with disabilities; Ethnic and racial minorities and indigenous peoples; Foreign national prisoners; Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) prisoners; Older prisoners; Prisoners with terminal illness and Prisoners under sentence of death.
All information, guidelines and recommendations provided for these groups apply to adult male and female members of these categories of prisoners. However, female prisoners have additional care and treatment requirements, which are not covered in this handbook.
Introduction
Chapter 1. Prisoners with mental health care needs
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of offenders with mental health care needs
- Recommendations
Chapter 2. Prisoners with disabilities
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of offenders with disabilities
- Recommendations
Chapter 3. Ethnic and racial minorities and indigenous people
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of ethnic and racial minorities and indigenous people
- Recommendations
Chapter 4. Foreign national prisoners
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of foreign national offenders
- Recommendations
Chapter 5. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) prisoners
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of LGBT offenders
- Recommendations
Chapter 6. Older prisoners
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of older offenders
- Recommendations
Chapter 7. Prisoners with terminal illness
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of offenders with terminal illness
- Recommendations
Chapter 8. Prisoners under sentence of death
- 1. Overview
- 2. Special needs and challenges
- 3. International standards
- 4. Responding to the needs of prisoners under sentence of death
- Recommendations
References and complementary reading
UNODC
UNODC (2009). Handbook on Prisoners with special needs. United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime, Vienna. Handbook on Prisoners with special needs (CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOK SERIES) (unodc.org)
