Karl-Heinz Grasser after emergency surgery: danger banned!

Karl-Heinz Grasser after emergency surgery: danger banned!

Ex-finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser is currently in recreation after an emergency operation that was carried out at the beginning of the week. The 56-year-old, who houses a four-year prison sentence in the Innsbruck prison because of the BUWOG affair, suffered from a health problem that was classified as life-threatening. His long -standing legal representative, Manfred Ainedter, confirmed that the operation was successful and that the danger to life has now been averted. Nevertheless, Grasser is not yet doing well and he continues to be treated in the hospital. Ainedter appealed to the media to respect the privacy of Grasser and his family and announced no further information about its health.

Grasser, who was most recently criticized as finance minister, is not the only prisoner who experiences health challenges during his detention. Medical care in prisons is always on the agenda, since reports on inadequate health care and defective medication often appear. In Germany, for example, health expenditure for prisoners is often far below the expenditure of the statutory health insurance companies, which can lead to serious problems in care. Critics complain that there are no uniform regulations and that the quality of medical care varies significantly between the federal states. Many prisoners receive their medication without adequate control from prison staff, which can lead to serious health risks, as shown in the case of Peter Bögel, whose experience in the JVA Gablingen illustrates the problem. While Bögel reported on false medication, from such incidents, legal consequences and demands for a reform of health care in detention centers.

Effects of health care on imprisoned

The situation in German prisons illustrates the sometimes dramatic defects in health care. One example is the case of Peter Bögel, who suffered serious health problems due to inadequate medical care in the JVA Gablingen. Despite the confirmation of the correctional facility via false medication expenditure, the overall problem remains in the correctional facilities. The reports clearly show that in many cases medical care does not correspond to the standard that one would expect in free society.

The figures speak for themselves: As of March 31, 2019, over 65,000 people were detained in Germany, although medical care is often insufficient. Critics are calling for a German evaluation and uniform regulations to improve health care in prisons. In some countries, telemedicine is already implemented as a solution to improve the situation.

In view of the repetitive problems, it is important that both politics and society deal more intensively with health care in prisons and find solutions that guarantee adequate medical care for the detainees, as they are entitled to.