Who Knows Who Cares for Me

Abstract

One fundamental measure of a liberal democracy concerns its guarantee of civil and health liberties to prisoners. The study examines the Israeli legislation regarding prisoners' human rights and access to health services, and analyzes the reasons for the gap between the regulations and their de facto implementation. The main findings include the following: (a) A significant gap exists between the Israeli Prison Service formal regulations for prisoners' civil and health rights and their actual implementation, and (b) the Israeli Prison Service and the Israeli legislation lack a pragmatic instrument aimed at the protection and preservation of Israeli inmates' fundamental human rights.

International Standards of Penitentiary Activity: Impact on the Development of the Penitentiary Activity of the CIS Countries

“…The current variability of scientific views on the content and effectiveness of such standards (Baffoe-Bonnie et al, 2019;Barry et al, 2010;Chen et al, 2019;Einat et al, 2015;Scarlet et al, 2019;Singh, et al, 2018). Requires a systematic analysis and understanding of the degree of influence exerted on the *Address correspondence to this author at the Belgorod State University, 85 Pobedy Street, Belgorod, the Belgorod Region, 308015, Russia; Tel: +9103215978; E-mail: burtsev@bsu.edu.ru development of the penitentiary systems of individual states, including the Russian Federation and other CIS countries.…”