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The following guidance and policy resources are recommended for general reference:
- Public Health England web pages:
The following link will take you to the webpages for PHE Health and Justice, where you can find PHE’s guidance documents, reports and other resources: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-health-in-prisons - UN. Standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners: http://www.unodc.org/pdf/criminal_justice/UN_Standard_Minimum_Rules_for_the_Treatment_of_Prisoners.pdf
- UNOPS (2016) Technical guidance for prison planning: https://www.unops.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/Publications/TechnicalGuidance_PrisonPlanning.pdf
- WHO Health 2020 Strategy: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-policy/health-2020-the-european-policy-for-health-and-well-being/about-health-2020
- WHO (2013). Good Governance for Prison Healthcare in the 21st Century http://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/good-governance-for-prison-health-in-the-21st-century.-a-policy-brief-on-the-organization-of-prison-health-2013
- International Committee of the Red Cross (2016). Guidelines for investigating deaths in custody: https://www.icrc.org/en/publication/4126-guidelines-investigating-deaths-custody
- Further publications can be found at the WHO HIPP platform on: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-determinants/prisons-and-health/publications