APT | The Association for the Prevention of Torture presents its New Database on Prison Issues

DETENTION FOCUS is a database grouping the most relevant issues related to prison worldwide.

Conceived from a detention monitoring and a human rights perspective, it offers users an in-depth analysis on key issues such as solitary confinement, body searches, family visits, staff working conditions or access to a lawyer. It pays special attention to groups of detainees who face enhanced risks of abuse (i.e. women, children, LGBTI persons, etc.) and provides guidance for monitors.

Detention focus offers analysis, standards and practical guidance on some 40 topics, such as:

• Treatment (prohibition of torture and ill-treatment, inter-detainee violence)
• Safeguards (access to a lawyer, complaints procedures, etc.)
• Safety and discipline (body searches, isolation, use of force, etc.)
• Material conditions (food and water, accommodation, etc.)
• Health care (services, specific needs, etc.)
• Prison personnel (recruitment, working conditions, etc.)

The DETENTION FOCUS Database can be accessed here. You can download the Flyer from below.

Source: Association for the Prevention of Torture