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GONZALEZ CORTES, Rafael Alberto. History of Prison Health Services in Costa Rica. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 2023, vol.40, n.2, pp.84-88. ISSN 2215-5287.

The history of prison medical services goes back approximately half a century, in the now extinct National Penitentiary, where, for a long time, it was in charge of representatives of CCSS. It is not, until at the end of the 80's, with the closure of the penal center located on San Lucas Island, the creation of health centers belonging to the Ministerio de Justicia y Paz (MJP) is achieved. In 1993, the first inter-institutional agreement between the CCSS and the MJP was reached, updated in 1998, which is still endorsed by the Attorney General's Office. Currently, the MJP has 87 positions assigned to positions related to health services throughout the Costa Rican territory.

Palabras clave : Health; health care; penitentiary center.

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