Country

Germany

Detention issue

Healthcare

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Federal Prison Act (Strafvollzugsgesetz)Prisoners are entitled to access necessary, adequate and appropriate medical services, considering the principle of efficiency and in line with the general standards of the German public health insurance system.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2017In the prison of Traunstein (Bavaria) a doctor came only once a week to hold a clinic for a few hours. In the prison of Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg) paramedics were not available during night shifts'.'https://www.nationale-stelle.de/fileadmin/dateiablage/Dokumente/Berichte/Jahresberichte/ JAHRESBERICHT_2017_Nationale_Stelle.pdf Report details
https://www.nationale-stelle.de/fileadmin/dateiablage/Dokumente/Berichte/Jahresberichte/Annual_Report_2019_-_National_Agency_for_the_Prevention_of_Torture.pdf.