Handbook on prisoner file management (United Nations, 2008)
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Introduction -- - Prisoner files: a tool for human rights -- - Prisoner files: a tool for effective prison management -- - Prisoner files: a tool for public confidence in the justice system -- - Purpose of the Handbook -- - Who this Handbook is aimed at -- - Terminology -- - 1. Non-derogable rights of prisoners -- - Protection of the right to life -- - Prevention and protection against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment -- - 2 - Rights of prisoners -- - Admission and registration -- - Access to justice -- - Classification and placement -- - Discipline -- - Rehabilitation -- - Employment -- - Health and well-being -- - Belongings and personal effects -- - External contact -- - Inspection, complaints and grievances -- - Transfer and release -- - Protection of children -- - Protection against discrimination -- - 3 - Prison file management in practice -- - Consequences for the prisoner -- - Consequences for the detaining authority -- - Consequences for the justice system -- - 4 - Requirements to comply with international law and standards -- - On initial detention -- - On admission to a correctional facility -- - Ongoing detention/imprisonment -- - On release -- - 5 - Checklists for prisoner files -- - Identity information -- - Detention information -- - Judicial information -- - Arrest/investigation information -- - 6 - Setting up a prisoner file management system -- - Creating a general prisoner file -- - Medical files -- - File register -- - Prison registry -- - Access to files and information sharing -- - Transferring files -- - Archiving and storage