United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) 2015, para. 3
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Before imposing disciplinary sanctions, prison administrations shall consider whether and how a prisoner's mental illness or developmental disability may have contributed to his or her conduct and the commission of the offence or act underlying the disciplinary charge. Prison administrations shall not sanction any conduct of a prisoner that is considered to be the direct result of his or her mental illness or intellectual disability.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Rule
Reference
UNGA resolution, United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) (2015), A/RES/70/175, Rule 39, 3.