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Medical-Legal Advocacy in Haiti: The Health & Human Rights Prison Project

Medical-Legal Advocacy in Haiti: The Health & Human Rights Prison Project. Partners In Health Zanmi Lasante Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Bureau des Avocats Internationaux François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health & Human Rights. Introduction. “comparable to a slave ship”.

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Medical-Legal Advocacy in Haiti: The Health & Human Rights Prison Project

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  1. Medical-Legal Advocacy in Haiti:The Health & Human RightsPrison Project Partners In Health Zanmi Lasante Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Bureau des Avocats Internationaux François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health & Human Rights

  2. Introduction “comparable to a slave ship” Photo Source: IJDH

  3. Legal Issues • Prison Capacity • Case Management • Prolonged Pretrial Detention Photo Source: PIH

  4. Health Issues • Overcrowding • Limited Food, Water, Sanitation, or Medical Care • Malnutrition and Disease Photo Source: AP

  5. Public Health Impact • Inside Prison: Health of prisoners and guards • Outside Prison: Health of visitors and the community Photo Source: Human Rights Defenders Initiative

  6. Agency Partners Partners In Health; FXB Center Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Zanmi Lasante; Bureau des Avocats Internationaux

  7. Scope of Work ALE Goals • To develop baseline legal data at Hinche, Mirebalais and Saint Marc prisons • To demonstrate need for broader reform Objectives • To determine prisoners’ legal status • To assess factors affecting length of detention • To identify problems in judicial processing

  8. Methodology • Legal Intake Surveys • Statistical Analysis • Individual Case Review • Data Report Photo Source: PIH

  9. Results • Sample Size: 388 respondents • Sex: 363 males, 25 females • Age Range:13 to 87 • Mean Age: 32 • Minors: 22 Photo Source: PIH

  10. Charges Percentage Distribution of Charges (n=380) *Arson, trespassing, debt and bigamy

  11. Legal Status Convicted Detainees as a Proportion of the Prison Population (n=388) • National Penitentiary = 4% • Other Rural Prisons = 27.6% • Hinche, Mirebalais, St. Marc = 46.4% • National Average = 17%

  12. Pretrial Detention Maximum Length Under Haitian Law • 4 months, or approx. 121 days Median Length • Convicted Prisoners: 182 days • Pretrial Detainees: 195 days +

  13. Legal Assistance Photo Source: IJDH

  14. Prisoner Abuse • Abused: 39.2% • During Arrest: 24 • During Detention: 6 • Didn’t Specify: 120 • Not Abused: 57.2% • Prefer Not to Answer: 3.6% Photo Source:WeHaitians.com

  15. Social Costs • Lost Livelihoods • 85% of prisoners used to support dependents • Strain on Families • 76.5% of prisoners receive visitors • Families pay $5 to visit, on average Photo Source: UN

  16. Limitations • Survey Design • Interviews • Translation • Interpretation Photo Source: PIH

  17. Conclusion • Work Product • Baseline Data • Demonstrate Need Photo Source: PIH • Future Steps • Improve Methods • Measure Progress Photo Source: PIH

  18. Acknowledgments Brian Concannon Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Mario Joseph Bureau des Avocats Internationaux Evan Lyon Partners In Health Arlan Fuller FXB Center Samantha Diamond Yale University Sarah Mi Ra Dougherty Northeastern University

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