Health Rights of Prisoners in the Perspective of Bangladesh

Abstract

In Bangladesh, the state and international mechanisms still do not recognize the inmates' health rights in the same way that they do other rights. The jail system in Bangladesh continues to operate according to the antiquated laws and rules imposed by the British colonial authorities. The topic of prisoners' health rights is examined in the following paper. The Prisons Act of 1894, the ensuing Rules, and a number of internally issued circulars, notifications, and instructions collectively make up the Bengal Jail Code of 1920, which governs prisons in Bangladesh along with other regulations. Here, I am attempting to educate the reader about the most marginalized group of people and their legal rights to health care. Furthermore, in order to address more broad matters such as a prisoner's legal standing and a prisoner's rights lawsuit, the later issues include recommendations and some ethical thought. I also discuss the prison system's mental health issues in Bangladesh and describe the current mental health services available to inmates who require them. I contextualize this within the body of knowledge on the Indian subcontinent and, more widely, in low- and middle-income nations, on the topic of mental health problems in situations of custody. I propose recommendations for research, policy, and practice after adding data from informal talks with some journalists and experts in this sector to the literature's results. Finally, the paper will end with the aim of pointing out the actual effectiveness of practicing law for prisoners in Bangladesh, along with a discussion of international laws and prisoners' sentiments of injustice, and assisting them in establishing their health rights, which is one of the fundamental human rights.