Healthcare

General outpatient treatment and dental care is offered to the custodials and detainees in the medical department of every prison. Stationary special aid is offered by the central prison hospital. If the detainee requires aid that the central hospital is unable to provide, the detainee is assigned to a civil hospital for care. The treatment costs are covered through the Ministry of Justice from the state budget.

All detained persons arriving in prison undergo an initial health check in either the Tartu or Tallinn prison (the youth in the Maardu Prison). This will assess their health in arriving in the prison, determine any diseases (incl. contagious diseased like tuberculosis, hepatitis and HIV) and subsequent treatment.