EU agencies for disease prevention and drugs have together launched a toolkit to support efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis in Europe's prisons. The initiative by the European Centre for Disease ...

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) launched a new toolkit on August 7, 2025, ahead of Prisoners’ Justice Day on 10 August. The ...

The new toolkit is designed to support the implementation and scale-up of hepatitis B and C interventions in prisons across Europe. It also reinforces the principle of 'equivalence of care', ensuring ...

European governments fear often overcrowded prisons are virus timebombs during this pandemic and are looking at early releases and other ways to reduce the risk for those behind bars. Fearing the ...

A new study found that reported diagnoses for tuberculosis were consistently lower than expected throughout the pandemic, even though incarceration rates remained largely consistent and TB detection ...

The British government said criminals could earn earlier release under a new program to cut the prison population, citing Texas as an inspiration. By Lizzie Dearden Reporting from London In February, ...

The number of healthcare professionals working in Portuguese prisons is insufficient to provide adequate care — particularly for individuals with psychiatric conditions — according to recent findings ...