Vietnam: Food and accommodation of inmates in prison? What is the medical care regime for inmates?
How is the inmate's diet regulated in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 7 of Decree 133/2020 / ND-CP guiding the Law on Enforcement of Criminal Sentences, the diet of specific prisoners is as follows:
Diet for inmates
1. Prisoners are guaranteed by the State and quantitative standards each month include:
a) 17 kg of plain rice;
b) 15 kg of green vegetables;
c) 01 kg of pork;
d) 01 kg of fish;
dd) 0.5 kg of sugar;
e) 0.75 liters of fish sauce;
g) 0.2 liters of cooking oil;
h) 0.1 kg of MSG;
i) 0.5 kg of salt;
k) Other spices: equivalent to 0.5 kg of plain rice;
l) Fuel: equivalent to 17 kg of firewood or 15 kg of coal.
Food, food and fuel ensure quality and have an average price according to the local market price.
The diet during holidays and Tet of prisoners shall comply with the provisions of law and Clause 1, Article 48 of the Law on Enforcement of Criminal Sentences in 2019.
Labor inmates on the list of heavy, toxic and dangerous occupations as prescribed by law shall increase the amount of food, but the total amount of food shall not exceed 02 times the standard of eating on weekdays.
Based on the requirements to ensure the health of inmates during detention, labor and study at the place of execution, the head of the inmate detention facility may decide to swap the quantity of food to suit reality so that the inmate can eat all the standards.
Accordingly, the diet for inmates is specified as follows:
- 17 kg of plain rice;
- 15 kg of greens;
- 01 kg of pork;
- 01 kg of fish;
- 0.5 kg of sugar;
- 0.75 liters of fish sauce;
- 0.2 liters of cooking oil;
- 0.1 kg of MSG;
- 0.5 kg of salt;
- Other spices: equivalent to 0.5 kg of plain rice;
- Fuel: equivalent to 17 kg of firewood or 15 kg of coal.
Vietnam: Food and accommodation of inmates in prison? What is the medical care regime for inmates?
For pregnant inmates, raising children under 36 months
For inmates who are pregnant or raising children under 36 months of age, female inmates during pregnancy, maternity leave or raising children under 36 months old in an inmate detention facility, the total amount of food is equal to 2 times the standard of eating on weekdays and is swapped as prescribed by a doctor or doctor
For inmates who are under the age of 18
In Clause 1, Article 11 of Decree 133/2020/ND-CP, inmates who are under 18 years old are guaranteed the same quantitative eating standards as prisoners who are full 18 years old or older and are entitled to an increase in meat and fish but not more than 20% compared to the quantity of meat and fish eaten by prisoners.
Inmates can use gifts and money to eat more
For regulations on prisoners being able to use gifts and money for extra food, Clause 2 Article 7 of Decree 133/2020/ND-CP specifies that:
In addition to the eating standards specified in Clause 1 of this Article, inmates may use their gifts and money to eat more but not exceeding 03 times the amount of food in 01 month for each inmate and must go through the system of custody and canteen for living for prisoners of the detention facility.
How are inmates' clothing and belongings regulated in Vietnam?
For regulations on the regime of wearing and belongings of prisoners , Article 8 of Decree 133/2020/ND-CP specifies as follows:
Inmate's clothing and belongings
1. Inmates are granted:
a) 02 sets of long clothes made of regular fabric according to the uniform form/year;
b) 02 sets of underwear/year;
c) 02 face towels/year;
d) 02 individual screenings/year;
dd) 02 pairs of sandals/year;
e) 01 hat (for male prisoners) or 01 hat (for female prisoners)/year;
g) 01 raincoat/year;
h) 04 toothbrushes/year;
i) 600 g of toothpaste/year;
k) 3.6 kg of soap/year;
l) 800 ml of shampoo/year;
m) 01 screen/03 years;
n) 01 blanket/04 years (from Thua Thien Hue province to the North and 05 Central Highlands provinces to grant cotton blankets weighing no more than 02 kg, the remaining provinces grant blankets);
o) 01 warm coat/03 years (issued from Thua Thien Hue province to the North and 05 Central Highlands provinces, the remaining provinces and centrally-run cities are not granted);
Female prisoners are provided with necessary supplies for personal hygiene equivalent to 02 kg of plain rice per person per month.
2. Prisoners participating in labor or vocational training shall be given 02 sets of labor protective clothing and other necessary labor protection equipment each year.
Samples, colors of clothing and means of labor protection of prisoners shall be prescribed by the Minister of Public Security and the Minister of Defense.
For inmates who are pregnant, have children under 36 months
For inmates who are pregnant or have children under 36 months, female inmates who give birth in the prison are provided with the necessary supplies for infant care equivalent to 1 month of quantifying the food of children who are inmates.
For inmates who are under the age of 18
Clause 2 Article 11 of Decree 133/2020/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
In addition to the standard of wearing and furnishings such as inmates who are full 18 years old or older, inmates who are under 18 years old are granted an additional 800 ml of shampoo /year, 01 set of long clothes / year, 01 hard hat or hat / year, 01 cloth hat / year; 01 warm shirt + 02 pairs of socks + 01 beanie used for 01 year (issued from Thua Thien Hue province to the North and 05 Central Highlands provinces, the remaining provinces and centrally-run cities are not issued).
Inmates who are under 18 years old are granted 01 blanket/02 years (from Thua Thien Hue province to the North and 5 Central Highlands provinces to grant cotton blankets weighing no more than 02 kg, the remaining provinces and centrally-run cities issue blankets) instead of the standards granted at Point n, Clause 1, Article 8 of this Decree.
How is medical care for inmates regulated in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 9 of Decree 133/2020/ND-CP stipulating the medical care regime for prisoners is specified as follows:
- When an inmate arrives at a detention facility, he/she shall be examined and issued a health monitoring form.
During the time the inmate serves his/her prison sentence, the prisoner's detention facility shall, based on the conditions and duration of the prison sentence and his/her specific situation, coordinate with the district-level medical examination and treatment facility or the Police hospital or the Military hospital where the prisoner detention facility is located to organize a general health examination for the inmate. multiply periodically at least every 02 years
- Inmates who arrive at a detention facility, become ill or injured and shall be examined, treated and treated at the medical facility of the inmate detention facility.
In case the inmate is seriously ill or injured beyond the capacity of treatment, the head of the prisoner detention facility shall decide to extract it to the upper-level medical examination and treatment facility, which is the district or provincial level, or the military district hospital for treatment.
In case the treatment capacity of a provincial hospital or military district hospital is exceeded, according to the appointment of the head of such medical examination and treatment establishment, the head of the prisoner detention facility shall report to the Criminal Enforcement Management Agency under the Ministry of Public Security (for prisons managed by the Ministry of Public Security), The criminal enforcement administration agency under the Ministry of Defense (for prisons managed by the Ministry of Defense) reviews and decides on further treatment; at the same time, it must notify relatives or representatives of the inmate to coordinate care and treatment.
Diet, drug distribution and retraining for inmates treated at medical examination and treatment establishments outside prison facilities designated by medical examination and treatment establishments.
- Medical examination and treatment establishments at district, provincial levels, military hospitals where prisoners are located shall arrange land funds on hospital premises to build separate treatment areas for prisoners.
In case there is no longer a land fund, at least 03 separate medical rooms shall be arranged in medical examination and treatment establishments to treat prisoners and must ensure security, order and convenience for the management of prisoners.
Hospitals are responsible for arranging doctors and doctors to examine and treat inmates as prescribed.
In case before the construction of the new hospital planning, it is necessary to notify the inmate detention facility, coordinate the survey, arrange the land fund and design the construction.
- The usual medical treatment fee for inmates is equivalent to 03 kg of plain rice/inmate/month.
- For inmates showing signs of mental illness or other diseases that impair their cognitive abilities or ability to control their behavior, while waiting for the Provincial People's Court or the military court of the military district where the prisoner serves his/her prison sentence to issue a decision to request a psychiatric forensic examination, The head of the prisoner detention facility shall coordinate with the provincial or municipal psychiatric hospital, the psychiatric department of the provincial general hospital or the military district hospital where the unit is stationed in organizing examination and treatment in accordance with the provisions of law.
- For inmates with a history of addiction to drugs and stimulants, based on conditions and ability of the prison to organize medical examination, health care and rehabilitation; in case an inmate tests positive for drugs and stimulants, he/she shall coordinate with relevant authorities in organizing detoxification as prescribed.
- Prisoners infected with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, infectious diseases and other chronic diseases shall be cared for and treated in accordance with current laws.
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