‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moult, Kelley | |
| dc.contributor.author | Busco, Victor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-22T13:55:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-22T13:55:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-01-22T13:51:37Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In recent years, public discourse on South African prison healthcare has highlighted a significant gap in contemporary research. While existing literature have laid a foundational understanding, there remains a lack of empirical studies addressing the changing healthcare dynamics within these institutions. Prisons, often veiled from public scrutiny, present unique challenges in understanding the actual healthcare conditions without direct investigation. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on healthcare at Pollsmoor Medium B, a unit of the well-known Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. It focuses on identifying the specific barriers inmates face in accessing healthcare services within this facility. Through extensive thematic analysis of qualitative data collected through interviews and document reviews, the research uncovers that the healthcare provisions at Pollsmoor Medium B are markedly substandard, failing to meet both national and international human rights norms. While it is unclear whether these conditions are uniformly prevalent across all prison units, the findings indicate systemic issues with management and healthcare service delivery. The study concludes with a strong recommendation for thorough reforms to ensure the health rights of inmates are protected and upheld. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Busco, V. (2024). <i>‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison</i>. (). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40819 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Busco, Victor. <i>"‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison."</i> ., University of Cape Town, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40819 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Busco, V. 2024. ‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison. . University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40819 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Busco, Victor AB - In recent years, public discourse on South African prison healthcare has highlighted a significant gap in contemporary research. While existing literature have laid a foundational understanding, there remains a lack of empirical studies addressing the changing healthcare dynamics within these institutions. Prisons, often veiled from public scrutiny, present unique challenges in understanding the actual healthcare conditions without direct investigation. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on healthcare at Pollsmoor Medium B, a unit of the well-known Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. It focuses on identifying the specific barriers inmates face in accessing healthcare services within this facility. Through extensive thematic analysis of qualitative data collected through interviews and document reviews, the research uncovers that the healthcare provisions at Pollsmoor Medium B are markedly substandard, failing to meet both national and international human rights norms. While it is unclear whether these conditions are uniformly prevalent across all prison units, the findings indicate systemic issues with management and healthcare service delivery. The study concludes with a strong recommendation for thorough reforms to ensure the health rights of inmates are protected and upheld. DA - 2024 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Public Law LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2024 T1 - ‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison TI - ‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40819 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40819 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Busco V. ‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison. []. University of Cape Town, 2024 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40819 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Public Law | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | |
| dc.subject | Public Law | |
| dc.title | ‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MA |