Modern Trends of Penitentiary Policy of Russia in the Sphere of Medical Care for Convicts

The article investigates the normative legal acts regulating modern health care in the institutions of the penal system and the practice of providing medical care to convicts. Within various historical periods, the system of medical care for convicts almost always reflected the level of morality, culture and General civilization of society. Analysis of the legal framework of the policy in the field of health care of convicts allows us to state a number of shortcomings in the system of normative regulation of medical care. Based on the study of the practice of providing medical care to convicts, it can be concluded that the problems are: the untimely provision of it; the lack of necessary medicines and specialists for the provision of medical care; insufficient technical and material equipment of medical services, as well as understaffing of specialists. The solution of problematic issues is possible with the active cooperation of the service for supervision in the field of health care, regional and municipal Executive authorities, internal Affairs bodies and the penitentiary service.