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Portugal

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Code on the Enforcement of Custodial Sentences and Measures (Lei n.º 115/2009, que aprova o Código da Execução das Penas e Medidas Privativas da Liberdade)Detainees with chronic illnesses are guaranteed access to specific and continuous care. According to Article 37, clinical staff must immediately notify the Director in writing of the existence of symptoms of psychological or emotional pressure related to deprivation of liberty, particularly in the case of detainees in security conditions, the existence of signs of physical violence, physical or mental health problems that may hinder the process of social reintegration, altered physical and mental aptitude of detainees for work and other activities offered by the establishment. Each establishment must have specific clinical intervention programmes in areas such as: drug addiction; infectious diseases; mental health; and the prevention of suicide and harmful behaviour.

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