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    Quality indicators for penitentiary medical reports supporting the adoption of alternative measures to imprisonment on health grounds
    (Elsevier España, 2026) Aia Goikoetxea, Nahia; Bengoetxea Martínez, Itxaso; Morentín, Benito; Arostegui Madariaga, Inmaculada; Callado Hernando, Luis Felipe ; Garro Carrera, Enara
    Introduction/objectives. Humanitarian release from prison on health grounds is a measure to preserve human dignity, recommended by international human rights bodies and enshrined in the legislation of many countries. A medical report is required for such a judicial decision. The objective of this study was to analyse the quality, content and variability of medical reports used for early release from prison on health grounds. Methods: a retrospective observational descriptive study was conducted on 164 medical reports for the early release of persons deprived of liberty obtained in the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC) and Catalonia. Structural aspects, clinical content, compliance with the standards of clinical reports in the health system, and relevant medico-legal aspects were evaluated. Results.The study revealed that there was a high degree of variability, that the importance of the temporary life prognosis for the granting of this type of measure was significant in Spain, and that the health baseline situation of the subjects studied was advanced. Analysis of the quality of the reports revealed significant technical deficiencies and the frequent absence of basic clinical elements. Barriers to accessing information sources limit research. Conclusions. The absence of standardised guidelines or protocols at the national and international levels for the drafting of this type of report leads us to propose further advancement in this important area of human rights.