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Sanitation

Water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons

The handbook provides technical advice and guidance on how to address public health-related engineering problems commonly found in places of detention.

It provides technical briefs and detailed drawings on solutions for a range of related issues such as:
- Water supply
- Sewage and waste disposal
- Food preparation
- Disease vector control
- General hygiene and health

This handbook is intended for all those who work in or build places of detention and are interested in contributing to the improvement of the detention conditions.

It is available for download from this website.

 

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