Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan on his Facebook page referred to the works carried out in the direction of health care of the persons kept in prison.

“In order to get a clear picture, we present the works carried out in the field of medical services in the 9 months of the current year in the form of digital analysis, compared with the data recorded in the same period of the previous year.

From January to September 30, 2018, the number of detainees and convicts transferred to Armenian health facilities for examination and treatment (1,380) is about 200 more than the number of those transferred in the same period of 2017 (1,191), and this is despite the fact that the number of persons kept in penitentiary institutions in the period from January to September 2018 is almost It is 900 less than the number of persons detained in the same period of 2017.

It is also worth noting that in the conditions of 900 less staff, the number of those who received free medical care guaranteed by the state during the 9 months of 2018 (504) again exceeds the number of those who received treatment in the same period of 2017 (443),” the minister wrote.