Rights Of Prisoners Research Articles

Право на получение информации осужденными к лишению свободы в условиях пандемии вируса COVID-19

The article analyzes the legislation regarding the right of prisoners to receive information. With the spread of coronavirus infection in the spring of 2020, a need arose to study the restrictive measures introduced in correctional facilities. The authors consistently cite arguments confirming the difficulty of exercising the right to information by persons sentenced to deprivation of liberty under conditions of high alert, as well as special conditions in prisons. The article makes suggestions for optimizing legislation that affects the right of a convicted person to receive information.

Rights and obligations of prisoners of war in the World War I and their observance in Lebedyn District of Kharkiv Province

History of World War I that due to its global consequences started a new stage of development of European civilization still draws attention of many researchers. One of the most interesting topics for researchers is the topic of war imprisonment during the World War I. Stay of prisoners of war in the territory of Ukraine is a scantily studied issue. The objects of this study are prisoners of war who were in Lebedyn district of Kharkiv province during the World War I (1914–1918). The subject of the research is the legal status of prisoners of war, the protection of their rights and the observance of their duties. The author analyzed norms of international law and Russian legislation for regulation conditions of war imprisonment during the period of war. Using materials of Lebedyn District of Kharkiv Province, being deposited in the archives of Sumy Region, the author examines the legal status of prisoners of war, the protection of their rights and the observance of their duties. The position of prisoners of war during the World War I on Ukrainian lands as part of the Russian Empire was determined by the norms of international law and Russian legislation for regulation conditions of war imprisonment during the period of war. Using the archival sources kept in funds of the State Archives of Sumy Region, it was found that the rights of prisoners of war were generally ensured on the territory of the Lebedyn District of Kharkiv Province. However, there were not a few cases when Austrian and German prisoners suffered from hunger, domestic inconvenience and abuse by employers. There were also repeated violations of their duties by prisoners of war. The most common violations were refusal to work, leaving the workplace.

The State of Observance of the Rights of Prisoners in Ukraine (Based on the Data Provided in the CPT Reports)

The State of Observance of the Rights of Prisoners in Ukraine (Based on the Data Provided in the CPT Reports)

Imprisoned bodies, imprisoned minds

• There is a higher proportion of prisoners with mental illnesses compared to the general population. • Human rights of prisoners suffering with mental illnesses are often overlooked. • The need for adequate provision of psychiatric care for prisoners is emphasised. • Examples of good practice are required for prison officers and community health workers and psychiatrists.

Rights And Treatment Of Prisoners Of War Under Islamic International Humanitarian Law: A Legal Analysis

The central thrust of this paper is on the legal analysis of the rights and treatment of prisoners of war under Islamic International Humanitarian law. Islamic Law as a complete system of law has corresponding rules regulating the treatment of prisoners of war and imbibed therein is the elementary considerations of humanity. This paper makes use of the doctrinal methodology in making legal analysis of the Rights and Treatment of Prisoners of War under Islamic International Humanitarian and in so doing, making cross references with the International Humanitarian Laws of the Geneva Conventions. The paper concludes that the fundamental rules and principles relating to the rights of prisoners of war under Islamic Law show striking similarities with that of the Geneva Conventions. However, issues of maltreatment of persons detained in armed conflicts as well as lack of political will by belligerents to respect and prevent violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) are increasingly common area of concern to the extent that Islamic laws and norms relating to the rights and treatment of prisoners of war is a better alternative to conventional International Humanitarian Laws and can be used as a model for improving the contemporary International Legal Regime

Perlindungan Hak Asasi Manusia terhadap Narapidana Narkotika Sebagai Warga Binaan Pemasyarakat Menurut Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 1995 Tentang Pemasyarakatan

This research specifically discusses the human rights of prisoners as prisoners in prison, which in their daily lives must be respected, upheld and protected by the state, the law (in this case the Penitentiary Act to be in line with the Human Rights Act), the government through the apparatus is correctional officers and fellow inmates. Prisoners in their daily life can make mistakes and lives that are in contact with human rights violations. The object of this research is the human rights of inmates as prisoners in prison (WBP). The formulation of the problems in this study are (1) How are the human rights protection arrangements for prisoners in prison according to Law Number 12 of 1995; and (2) How is the implementation of human rights protection for narcotics prisoners in prison in East Tanjung Jabung Regency. This study uses Law Number 12 of 1995 Concerning Corrections and other derivative regulations. The results showed that there were differences in the implementation of human rights protection for prisoners with Law Number 12 of 1995 Concerning Corrections.

Analisis Hukum Pemberian Remisi Terhadap Narapidana di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Klas II A Binjai

The study was conducted to determine the Supervision of Remission Against Prisoners in Class II A Binjai Penitentiary. The nature of the study is normative juridical. Literature and document study material is used as the main material while field data will be used as supporting or supplementary data. The collected data is sorted and analyzed judicially and qualitative data are interpreted logically systematically by deductive and inductive methods. The results showed that the implementation of remission to prisoners experienced a shift both from the understanding, criteria, and objectives. According to the provisions, the original remission was the right of prisoners, shifted into a kind of gift given by the government, and finally shifted to an arena of buying and selling interests. As a result of this shift, there has been a blurring of the legal rules for granting remissions that automatically impacted their supervision. In addition, the implementation of remission is a prisoner's right and also as a stimulus so that prisoners are willing to undergo coaching to change behavior in accordance with the objectives of the Penal System. The supervisory system for remission in Penitentiary involves Penal Institutions which starts from the Penitentiary Technical Implementation Unit, Regional Office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to be forwarded to the Directorate General of Corrections, also involving Supervising Judges and Observers.

A right to die for prisoners?

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore whether, although the state has a duty to protect prisoners, there should nevertheless be a right for prisoners to decide when and how they die.Design/methodology/approachUtilising a utopian thought experiment, the paper covers a series of interrelated issues: the aims of punishment, the functions of prisons, the rights of prisoners and the responsibilities of the state towards inmates. While the paper takes a European focus, it is of interest to a global audience, as the philosophical ideas raised are universally applicable.FindingsAs the right to die advances in society, so should it advance for prisoners. Once assisted dying has been legalised, it should also be available for dying prisoners.Originality/valueThe question has so far not been analysed in depth. With an ageing prison population, however, it is vital that we start engaging with the problems posed by an ageing and dying prison population.

‘Embarrassing the State’: The ‘Ordinary’ Prisoner Rights Movement in Ireland, 1972–6

This article explores the early years of the campaign for ‘ordinary’, not politically-aligned, prisoners’ rights in Ireland. It argues that this campaign has often been overshadowed by the activities of ‘political prisoners’, who only constituted a small minority of prisoners in the period. The article follows the development and changing tactics of the ordinary prisoners’ movement, through the rise and fall of the Prisoners’ Union (PU) (1972–3) and into the early years of the Prisoners’ Rights Organisation (PRO) (1973–6), which would become the longest-lasting and most vocal penal reform organisation in Ireland, until the formation of the Irish Penal Reform Trust in 1994. It argues that the movement constantly adapted its tactics to address emerging issues and opportunities. Ultimately, it contends that by 1976 the PRO was an increasingly legitimate voice in Ireland’s public discourse on prisons. It shows that, although the campaign did not achieve any major penal reforms in this period, it had a significant impact on public debates about prisons, prisoners’ mental health, the failures of the penal system, and prisoners’ entitlement to human rights.

Jogi képviselet szerepe az alapvető jogokat sértő fogvatartási körülmények miatt indított kártalanítási eljárásban

A büntetés-végrehajtás során kifejtett jogi képviselethez kötődő jogok és kötelezettségek nem koherensek más összefüggő jogszabályi rendelkezéssel, ebből adódóan a különböző illetőségű büntetés-végrehajtási intézetek (továbbiakban: bv. intézetek) és a büntetés-végrehajtási bíróságok (továbbiakban: bv. bíróságok) előtt eltérően értelmezik, alkalmazzák ezen rendelkezéseket, és ez a disszonancia megjelenik a kártalanítási eljárásokban is. Ez a differencia érzékelhető a fogvatartott által indított a szabadságvesztése során elszenvedett a börtönzsúfoltságból eredő alapvető jogokat sértő elhelyezési körülményekből eredő sérelmei kompenzálása iránti kártalanítási eljárásban, amely egy olyan új jogintézmény, amely büntetőeljárási, büntetés-végrehajtási és polgári eljárás elemekkel vegyes. Ez az új jogintézmény ún. preventív eszközként került bevezetésre a büntetés-végrehajtási törvényünkben, amely a zsúfolt elhelyezési körülmények miatti, speciális jogcímen alapul. Jelen tanulmányom középpontjában a túlzsúfoltságból eredő alapvető jogokat sértő elhelyezési körülmények miatt indított kártalanítási eljárást röviden bemutatom be röviden, hogy is épült be a magyar jogrendszerünkben, valamint a kártalanításos eljárásban kifejtett jogi képviseletét vizsgálom, összehasonlítva a büntetések, az intézkedések, egyes kényszerintézkedések és a szabálysértési elzárás végrehajtásáról szóló 2013. évi CCXL. törvény (továbbiakban: Bv. Kódex) és a büntetőeljárásról szóló 2017. évi XC. törvény (továbbiakban: új Be.) rendelkezései keresztmetszetében. Jelen tanulmányomban rá szeretnék világítani azokra az eltérésekre, amelyek a kártalanításos eljárást oly mértékben érinthetik, hogy az akadályba ütközhet és fennakadhat. Értekezésem célja továbbá, hogy olyan javaslatokat tegyek, amelyek segíthetik az új Be és Bv. Kódex jogi képviseletre vonatkozó szabályozásainak egységessé válását a bv. intézetek előtt, és a bv. bírói eljárásokban. A kártalanítási eljárásban kifejtett jogi képviseletet eddig más szakirodalom ilyen mélységben nem vizsgálta, így jelen publikációm kifejezetten a kártalanítási eljárás jogi képviseletének jelenlegi magyar szabályozásra, értelmezésre és alkalmazásra szorítkozik, közvetetten hivatkozom azon szakirodalmakra, amelyek megállapításaimat alátámaszthatják.

Popularism, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, and the European Convention on Human Rights (The Third Annual Belfast Pride Law Lecture)

In the Third Annual Belfast Pride Law Lecture I focused on two inter-related issues. First, I examined the intensification of attacks on the legitimacy of the European Court of Human Rights in the UK in recent years. Such attacks usually use the most unpopular judgments of the Court – such as those on the rights of prisoners – as a platform to appeal to people who hold the (sadly now popular) view that limitations should be placed on the powers of the Court. I argued that such is detrimental to the Court’s mission, which is to provide individual relief to those suffering a violation of human rights and to raise the general standards of protection of human rights in Europe. If the Court is to fulfil this mission then this will involve it, at times, issuing deeply unpopular judgments and, crucially, us accepting them. Second, I examined the extent to which the Court has itself pandered to popularism when it comes to issues and, in doing so, decided not to side with gay people in ways that would be unpopular with European governments or the majority of people. I argued that the unpopularity of gay rights in Europe, and the unwillingness of the majority of people to accept gay rights, has often led the Court to shy away from interpreting the Convention in ways that would have developed important human rights protections for gay people. As a result, as I demonstrated, the Court has often failed in its mission to do the best by people suffering discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. My conclusion was that we need to foster and promote a climate in which the Court feels empowered to take decisions that best protect human rights regardless of when these decisions are unpopular with the majority of people in Europe and their governments. In such a climate, the Court will be more inclined to reach the best moral decisions and, as a consequence, fully recognize the rights of gay people under the Convention, including the right of same-sex couples to marry. If the Court continues to fail to recognize aspects of sexual orientation discrimination as a violation of the Convention, we can then call it out for its moral failures, rather than for its reluctance to reach decisions that it feels would be too unpopular in some European societies.

RESSOCIALIZAÇÃO ATRAVÉS DO SERVIÇO PÚBLICO DA EDUCAÇÃO

Este artigo busca trazer contribuições sobre o debate da ressocialização do criminoso por meio da aplicação da pena privativa de liberdade preservando-se a dignidade do preso a partir do desenvolvimento do serviço público da educação nos presídios. Utilizando um plano de pesquisa fundamentado na análise descritiva feita a partir de revisão bibliográfica, investigaremos como o serviço público da educação pode efetivar os direitos fundamentais dos reclusos, que atualmente são sistematicamente violados. Repensar a prisão como modelo estritamente punitivo, a partir da elaboração e implementação de serviços públicos educacionais, é uma forma de resgatar a dignidade do preso e oferecer uma perspectiva real de ressocialização, considerando a educação não apenas como um processo formal, mas sim um processo de formação intelectual e profissionalizante do recluso, construindo-se possibilidades de melhoria e transformação da vida do preso após o cárcere.

Ensuring the right of prisoners to appropriate medical care

The article addresses the problem of providing the right of prisoners to proper medical care.Aim. To study and analyze the key regulatory legal acts regulating the right to medical care of persons deprived of their liberty and to find out the problems that arise in implementing this right.Methods: historical, procedural and institutional analysis, behavioral and synergetic approaches, civil law method.Results. The analysis of a normative and legal basis that regulates issues of right to medical care and its implementation has been conducted. It has been theoretically justified, that successful and dynamic development of both medical low in particular and the State as a whole depends largely on the system of legal protection for human rights quality in the field of health care and to what extent everybody can enjoy the rights given. At the same time, the legal norms in the field of health care must not remain declarations only - standards unaccompanied by creation of a system for their realization, protection and defence.Conclusions. A greater focus needs to be placed on the legal framework improvement and actual use of the legislative provisions relating to the investigation of complaints concerning ill-treatment and violation of human dignity, a failure to provide or inappropriate medical care, inadequate custody of persons deprived of their liberty.

Tinjauan Hukum Terhadap Pemberian Pelayanan Kesehatan Dan Makanan Terhadap Narapidana ( Studi Kasus Di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Tanjung Gusta Medan )

In the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 Year 1995 regarding Penitentiary states that one of the rights of prisoners is to get adequate health and food services, health services and foods that meet health requirements. This research is a kind of juridical-empirical research with the fact approach and the statue approach. Data collection procedures used are interviews, documentation and observation. Data analysis uses descriptive qualitative analysis methods. The results of research that have been carried out that fulfillment of the rights of TanjungGustaLapas inmates in getting health and food services has been going well according to applicable laws and regulations. However, due to over capacity, health and food services are less than optimal. General obstacles faced by TanjungGustaLapas Medan officers are inmates who are not yet registered as BPJS holders, over capacity which causes health and food services as well as skills training for inmates less than optimal.

Implementation of Human Rights Protection Towards in Penitentiary of Children in Makassar

The urgency of child protection encourages a variety of efforts carried out by the government and society because it is considered not only to protect children as human beings but also as part of national development. Crimes or violations committed by the child then serve the sentence set by the juvenile justice process should still get full protection because it is considered the child still has a long future and the opportunity to build a nation after undergoing accountability errors that make it a human hope for the future come. The purpose of the study is to analyze the implementation of protection of human rights and the factors that influence the implementation of human rights protection for children in the Makassar Correctional Institution. As a result, the implementation of human rights against child prisoners is still less effective, because conceptually and in reality there has not yet been a clear difference between the implementation of human rights for adult prisoners. This study shows that there is no specific pattern that is applied in implementing human rights to children, where the practice of implementing child prisoner formation is still not in accordance with the basic idea, namely providing protection in order to achieve child welfare. The factors are legislation, facilities and infrastructure, organizational structure, human resources and administrative management, and not yet integrated handling of the implementation of human rights for child inmates by the entire criminal justice system.

Making Habeas Work: A Legal History

This is a short book, but it is heavy reading. It also has an agenda: to defend habeas corpus in its original purpose (to restrain extrajudicial, arbitrary imprisonments of individuals by federal or other legal authorities within the jurisdiction of the United States). The high point of this legal history is Boumediene v. Bush (2008), in which the Supreme Court upheld the right of some Guantanamo Bay detention camp prisoners to petition the writ of habeas corpus—against the George W. Bush administration's and Congress's wishes. An interesting question is whether history can truly prove anything about the validity of an individual court decision today, even if common-law practice is based on precedents. We know of a number of “precedents” once set by the Supreme Court that have since been overturned by that same Court because the common American understanding of decent social norms has changed over time. Be that as it may, Eric M. Freedman narrates dozens of cases since the colonial era, some in considerable detail, as related to habeas corpus or to a number of other legal proceedings by which the legality of detentions by local and government officials have been protested, prosecuted, and occasionally rejected in court, with fines levied.

Prison management in Israel

ABSTRACT A prison is a unique institution since its environment is founded on a discourse of power between the prison staff, using force under the authority given to them by the state, and the inmate group, using counter-power. This article discusses the unique warden’s role and prison management in Israel with an emphasis on the adoption of rehabilitation approach and defining recidivism prevention as a social target. Such a policy can retain human dignity and human rights in prison, save money and bring significant social benefits to society.

Implementation of Remission For Female Prisoner as One of The Rights in The Correction System

T he purpose of this study was to find out about the implementation of remission of female prisoners in the Class II A Tangerang Women's Penitentiary and also to find out the obstacles to the implementation of remission against female prisoners in the Penitentiary. The method used in this study is normative and empirical legal research methods by collecting secondary data and primary data related to research problems. The results of the study indicate that remission is the right of prisoners to get a criminal reduction if during good coaching. Remission is the right of the prisoner if the person in question carries out acts such as doing services to the state and taking actions that are beneficial to the state or humanity, as well as committing acts that help the activities of the prison. There are several factors inhibiting remission in the Class II A Tangerang Women's Penitentiary, namely the difficulty of female inmates meeting the special requirements for the implementation of remission, which is paying fines and replacement money in accordance with court decisions .

Exercising fundamental rights in punitive conditions: education in Spanish prisons

ABSTRACTStates use confinement in prisons to punish people who break the regulations and laws established in every society. Although prison limits the right to freedom by constraining the convict’s options for self-realisation and social participation, the right to education, like the other rights, remains in force, prevailing at least in, or over and above, the context of prison. This study analyses education from the perspective of human rights and the exercise of fundamental rights in Spanish prisons by studying the legal and regulatory framework and the basic characteristics of educational paths prior to prison. It focuses on a context in which provision of both formal and informal education for women prisoners still shows deficiencies in education and training. The study also evaluates the importance of protecting the right to education in places of punishment, and the influence of education on social reintegration processes. Its goal is to analyse the diverse living conditions of women prisoners, an especially vulnerable group in society from both the socio-educational and the gender perspective. Finally, we recommend that states not only implement a full, high-quality education system in prisons but also ensure professional and contextualised work suitable to the characteristics of those confined to prison.

Международные пенитенциарные стандарты и европейская практика защиты прав заключенных: ожидаемая перспектива для отечественного уголовно-исполнительного законодательства

В статье рассматриваются история и результаты международного сотрудничества по вопросам защиты прав заключенных, приведены результаты такого сотрудничества на примере организационно-структурных преобразований в уголовно-исполнительной системе. Проведен анализ норм отечественного законодательства на предмет эффективности осуществления процесса реализации международной практики исполнения наказания и заключения под стражей, а также обеспечения реформирования уголовно-исполнительной системы Российской Федерации. Исследуется практика защиты прав указанных лиц на международном уровне, когда нормы отечественного права исчерпали себя, а органы государственной власти и их должностные лица предпринимают попытки установить механизм внутригосударственного противодействия «нежелательным» решениям Европейского суда по правам человека. Авторы дают оценку процессу трансформации национальных правовых систем под влиянием решений, выносимых международными судами. Анализируются правовые, институциональные и организационные механизмы, используемые международными судами для эффективного взаимодействия с национальными правовыми системами, а также те сложности, с которыми международным судам приходится сталкиваться в процессе трансформации национальных правовых систем (на примере Европейского суда по правам человека). The article discusses the history and results of international cooperation on the protection of prisoners' rights, the results of such cooperation on the example of organizational and structural changes in the penitentiary system. The analysis of the norms of domestic legislation was carried out with a view to the effectiveness of the implementation of the process of implementing the international practice of executing punishment and imprisonment, as well as ensuring the reform of the penitentiary system of the Russian Federation. The practice of protecting the rights of these individuals at the international level is being studied, when the norms of domestic law have exhausted themselves, and the state authorities and their officials attempt to establish a mechanism of domestic opposition to the “undesirable” decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The authors assess the process of transformation of national legal systems under the influence of decisions made by international courts. The author analyzes the legal, institutional and organizational mechanisms used by international courts for effective interaction with national legal systems, as well as the difficulties that international courts face in the process of transforming national legal systems (using the example of the European Court of Human Rights).