Your rights in prison

If you go to prison, you still have rights.

You have the right to:

• food
• water
• shelter
• warmth.

You have the right to get health care you need.

This includes treatment for your:

• physical health
• mental health.

You have the right to assistive aids.

Assistive aids can:

• make it easier to do things

• keep you safe

Assistive aids might be a:

• piece of equipment
• system to use.

You have the right to see people who visit you.

You have the right to be treated with respect.

This includes being safe from:

• violence
• being treated badly

discrimination – when someone treats you badly because you are different

• abuse – when someone treats you badly
• humiliation – when someone makes fun of you and makes you feel bad.

You have the right to learn and develop new skills while you are in prison.

This includes:

• school
• university
• TAFE.

You can learn more about your rights by downloading WWDA’s Easy English book: Know Your Rights.