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The Right to Health: A Brazilian Perspective on the Female Prison PopulationRenata Maria Dotta Panichi , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Algre(renata.dotta@uol.com.br)Helena Bins, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Algre (helenabins@gmail.com)José Geraldo Taborda, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Algre(jose@taborda.med.br)Debate on the right to health in prison populations is relatively recent in Brazil. Prisoners havehistorically been considered vulnerable populations, especially those with mental disorders andsubjected to Safety Measure, a kind of criminal commitment (CC) for people found not guilty byreason of insanity, however presumed to pose risks to society. Mentally disordered people underCC have difficulties maintaining family relationships and tend to suffer the effects of this doublestigma as well as of social exclusion, which certainly impair the health and recovery of theseindividuals. In addition, the scarcity of appropriate support to families and the negativestereotypes of mental illness, including a conviction that mental disorders are untreatable, addfurther difficulties to making these individuals rejoin society. Conversely – and paradoxically –the mere confinement of a mentally disordered person to a forensic hospital, with no access toeffective treatment, turns hospitalization essentially into a social control tool. The objective ofthe present work is to describe the results of a survey conducted with 147 women as part of across-sectional, case-control study. The study group comprised 38 patients with mental illnessadmitted to a forensic hospital in the municipality of Porto Alegre, southern Brazil (ForensicPsychiatric Institute Forense Maurício Cardoso). Finally, the work also aims to describe currentlegislation on the right to health in prison populations from the perspective of the BrazilianUnified Health System (SUS).61. The Evolution of a High-Security Forensic Hospital towardsBetter Evidence-Based Practices: Past, Present, and FutureTrends; The Experience of Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal40 Years of Evolution at Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montreal: Was There a Placefor Evidence-Based Practices over the Years?Renée Roy, Institut Philippe-Pinel, Montreal, Canada (renee.roy.ippm@ssss.gouv.qc.ca)Forensic institutions follow an ongoing transformation process by which they are constantlylooking to improve evidence-based clinical practices. This enhances assessment, treatment,system management and patients’ care. We will examine the clinical, legal, and organizationalaspects of this transformation process and its impact on patients and staff. Since its creation in1970, Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal (IPPM) has been a forensic high-security institution152