Prisoners

(asked on 11th April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of “detainee dignity” in the context of people who are deprived of their liberty.


Answered by
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Lord Keen of Elie
This question was answered on 24th April 2019

The Ministry of Justice wants our prisons to be places where living conditions and behaviour towards others demonstrate our values of humanity, decency and respect as the basis for a culture of care and rehabilitation.

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