Custody medical information
Significant medical events not consistently recorded or made readily accessible to discipline staff in custodial settings.
3 items
1 source
1 inquiry
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Custody medical information has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
3 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (3)
AS-9 — Medical Fitness for Detention Forms
Recommendation: Appropriate forms should be made available to allow a medical examiner to declare a detainee unfit for detention and questioning. The decision as to whether a detainee has been declared unfit for detention and questioning should be readily apparent and …
Gov response: Sir Thayne Forbes has made just nine recommendations, and he acknowledges the progress that the Ministry has made since 2004 to improve all aspects of the prisoner-handling system—from policy and doctrine to unit-level instructions and …
Accepted
AS-5 — Detainee Capture and Condition Records
Recommendation: Appropriate procedures should be introduced to ensure that there is an accurate and detailed contemporaneous record of the circumstances relating to the original capture/detention of a prisoner and his general physical condition (including an appropriate photographic record) on arrival at …
Gov response: Sir Thayne Forbes has made just nine recommendations, and he acknowledges the progress that the Ministry has made since 2004 to improve all aspects of the prisoner-handling system—from policy and doctrine to unit-level instructions and …
Accepted
AS-6 — Informing Detainees of Rights
Recommendation: All detainees should be clearly informed of their rights and obligations as soon as is practicable upon arrival at any detention facility. As a minimum this should include informing the detainee as to the reason(s) for his detention and explaining, …
Gov response: Sir Thayne Forbes has made just nine recommendations, and he acknowledges the progress that the Ministry has made since 2004 to improve all aspects of the prisoner-handling system—from policy and doctrine to unit-level instructions and …
Accepted