THE PROBLEM OF SELF-MUTILATION IN PLACES OF DETENTION: LEGAL AND ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS

The problem of committing self-harm by convicts in the penitentiary system today is not only one of the most pressing topics, but has also become one of the most common methods of convicts to disorganize the normal activities of institutions of the penitentiary system, which has already acquired a more modern form. According to the author, despite the purposeful work to bring the penitentiary system of Kazakhstan closer to international standards, as well as a significant decrease in the prison population, the continuing tendency of convicts to commit intentional harm to their health is alarming. At the same time, it is a well-established opinion that self-mutilation is a consequence of the commission of torture and inhuman treatment of convicts by the staff of institutions. However, an analysis of such parameters of committing self-mutilation among prisoners as the place of commission, method of commission, motives, time, etc., allows us to conclude that it is possible to reduce the risks of committing self-mutilation by improving the organization of supervision and criminalization of acts of self-mutilation.

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