[Interregional secure hospital units in the somatic care system for prisoners]

Abstract

The mission of the inter-regional secure hospital units is to care for incarcerated prisoners. There are eight of them in metropolitan France, one in each prison region. They are jointly managed by the health establishments for care and by the prison administration for security. Each prisoner receives care equivalent to that provided to the rest of the population.

Keywords: détenu; inmate; palliative care; prison; prisoner; prisonnier; soins palliatifs; soins somatiques; somatic care.