Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN PRISON • Prison Overview • Background to the Commission’s Thematic Study • Definition of the Human Right to Health • Objectives of the National Survey on the Right to Health in Prison • Significance of the Commission’s Study • Scope of the Survey • Methodology • Limitations CHAPTER 2 HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRISON • Introduction • Basics of Human Rights • The Right to Health • The Right to Health under International Human Rights Law • The Right to Health under the United Nations Human Rights Treaty System • Non-Treaty Standards • The Right to Health in the Region • The Right to Health in the Malaysian Legal Context • Balancing Security and Human Rights in Prison CHAPTER 3 FINDINGS AND SURVEY ANALYSIS • Introduction • Survey Findings • Prisoners i. Demographic Information ii. Quantitative Research and Analysis iii.Qualitative Research and Analysis • Prison Staff i. Demographic Information ii. Quantitative Research and Analysis iii.Qualitative Research and Analysis vi viii xii 1 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 11 11 13 14 15 22 23 23 29 31 31 32 53