National Comprehensive Health Care Policy for People Deprived of Liberty in the Prison System: a reflection from the perspective of intersectorality

Abstract

This essay aims to bring up the debate on access to health in the prison system, focusing on the National Comprehensive Health Care Policy for People Deprived of Liberty (PNAISP) and the intersectoriality proposed by the policy. As intersectoral articulation is one of the PNAISP main guidelines, we aim to reflect on its implementation, considering the Prison Primary Care Teams (EABP) professionals as street-level bureaucrats and the difficulty of access to health by people deprived of liberty as wicked problems. We understand that there are gaps in studies on access to health in the prison system with an intersectoral approach and analysis of the PNAISP with an academic focus and from the perspective of intersectorality. We aim to contribute to this debate within Public Health, addressing reflections on a health policy that affects the prison system.

Community Involvement in the Rehabilitation and Treatment of Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL): A Case Study of the Iriga District Jail, Philippine

“…Additionally, the country had one of the highest incarceration rates per 100,000 people, with higher crime rates in poorer neighborhoods, areas with higher population densities, and places with higher unemployment rates (Poquiz et al, 2023). The number of index crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson, has decreased from 139,111 in 2016 to 27,523 in the first nine months of the current year (Bartos, 2023;Bautista,2020). Furthermore, the number of crimes in the country decreased from 584,883 in 2016 to 383,189 in 2020 and 282,631 in the first eight months of 2021 (Bautista,2020).…”