Abstract
They can discern signs of abuse even when they have not witnessed the abuse. Also, they can see prisoners who have been concealed from customary monitors, such as delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Furthermore, they belong to national and international communities that include advocates for humane prison health care and for stopping torture. Physicians’ duties, expertise, access, and alliances summon them to abjure and prevent torture and cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment of prisoners. Medical complicity with torture and abuse of prisoners is common in the roughly 100 countries that practise torture. Physicians devise ways to keep physical scars to a minimum, certify prisoners as fi t for abuse, monitor vital signs during mistreatment, and give approval to intensify abuse. 3,4
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