Derechos de los prisioneros sobre aparatos ortopédicos

Explicación Simple

Si alguien está en la cárcel y necesita un aparato ortopédico, no pueden quitárselo sin razón. Si hay un riesgo para la seguridad, pueden quitarlo, pero deben revisarlo con un médico pronto.

Es como si un jugador de baloncesto tuviera una muleta. Si está en un juego y hay riesgo de que alguien se lastime, el entrenador podría quitarle la muleta, pero luego debe asegurarse de que el jugador esté bien revisándolo con un médico.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está en la cárcel y tiene una prótesis en la pierna. Un día, el director de la prisión cree que puede ser peligrosa y decide quitarla. Juan es revisado por un médico dentro de las 24 horas, y si el médico dice que necesita su prótesis de nuevo, el director debe devolvérsela.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000 - 10008] ( Part 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) TITLE 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS [2000 - 3105] ( Title 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) CHAPTER 4. Treatment of Prisoners [2650 - 2695.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) ARTICLE 1. Mistreatment of Prisoners [2650 - 2657] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) 2656. (a) A person sentenced to incarceration or who is being held pursuant to a pending criminal matter in a county or city jail, or other county or city custodial correctional facility shall not be deprived of the possession or use of any orthopedic or prosthetic appliance, if such appliance has been prescribed or recommended and fitted by a physician. (b) If, however, the person in charge of the county or city custodial or correctional facility has probable cause to believe possession of such orthopedic or prosthetic appliance constitutes an immediate risk of bodily harm to any person in the facility or threatens the security of the facility, such appliance may be removed. If such appliance is removed, the prisoner shall be deprived of such appliance only during such time as the facts which constitute probable cause for its removal continue to exist; if such facts cease to exist, then the person in charge of the facility shall return such appliance to the prisoner. When such appliance is removed, the prisoner shall be examined by a physician within 24 hours after such removal. If the examining physician determines that removal is or will be injurious to the health or safety of the prisoner, he shall so inform the prisoner and the person in charge of the facility. Upon receipt of the physician’s opinion, the person in cha