Release from Health-Oriented Prison: Outcome of Health and Justice in Iran’s Legal System and International Human Rights Instruments

Many defendants and convicts might be ill before entering a prison or might became ill during a sentence. Some environmental conditions of prisons may also affect the health of inmates; therefore, special attention must be paid to the matter. In addition to the need to observe justice, it is essential to formulate an appropriate strategy for reducing the criminal population of inmates. Therefore, this study aims to address the status of health-oriented deprivation of liberty in Iran’s legal system and international human rights instruments. Analyzing the health-oriented imprisonment approach in Iran’s legal system and international human rights instruments, this study seeks to determine what effects health-oriented imprisonment has on the criminal justice process. In fact, this descriptive analytical study concludes that a manifestation of health-oriented deprivation of liberty is the review and adjustment of policies governing imprisonment and prison management. Hence, criminal policies should result from the link between health and justice. Moreover, analysis of health-oriented deprivation of liberty and attention to the health of inmates can strengthen the trend in community-based punishments.