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Expected: No cuffs for some prisoners at hospital By Jonathan Lis Tags: Israel, Prisons Service Low-risk prisoners may no longer be shackled during trips to hospitals for medical treatment, under an anticipated change to Israel Prisons Authority policy. The authority is expected to draft its first-ever regulations concerning the transport of prisoners for medical treatment. Previously, regulations did not differentiate between prisoners bound for hospitals and those en route to courts and police stations, and required that all must be shackled. Advertisement The initiative was announced following a meeting at the deputy attorney general's office, in response to inquiries by Physicians for Human Rights. Representatives of PHR, the Prisons Service, the Israel Police and the Israel Medical Association attended. "The idea is to focus on the prisoner's welfare," a Prisons Service official said. "We want to facilitate medical treatment for prisoners as much as possible." The Prisons Service is considering placing guards outside the hospital rooms of unshackled prisoners. Security measures concerning high-risk prisoners will not change. "One must not forget that in many instances, the prisoners may be violent murderers who could try to escape from hospital, so it is important to know how to deal with them," a Prisons Service official said. Prisoners often have taken advantage of visits to hospitals. A few months ago, a prisoner who broke his leg almost managed to escape while seeking treatment. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Undressed to impress Yeshiva student strips in a supermarket to protest sale of chametz during Passover. Ante up Hamas offers truce in return for a Palestinian state along Israel's pre-1967 borders.

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