Imprisoned persons are transported for several purposes including transfers to a different prison, legal-procedural reasons such as court hearings, and to receive medical treatments. The availability and acceptability of transportation may limit access to healthcare if health services cannot be provided within the prison grounds. The aim of this article is to examine the conditions of medical transport for older prisoners in Switzerland and to assess whether or not these practices are in line with international recommendations. Interviews with experts working in the prison context and with older prisoners were conducted. Results show that handcuffing practices and space restrictions during medical transport are not adapted to prisoners’ health condition. Older prisoners risk being exposed and humiliated by transport conditions. The reasons for delayed medical transport can be administrative constraints or erroneous medical judgement. Switzerland’s cantonal system results in a variety of regulations for transports, so that cantonal differences, administrative constraints and inappropriate conditions can delay access to necessary healthcare and increase suffering.

被拘留者的运输出于多种目的，包括转移到另一所监狱，法律程序上的原因（例如法院听证会）和接受医疗。如果无法在监狱场地内提供医疗服务，则运输的可用性和可接受性可能会限制获得医疗服务的机会。本文的目的是检查瑞士老年囚犯的医疗运输条件，并评估这些做法是否符合国际建议。对在监狱中工作的专家和年长的囚犯进行了采访。结果表明，在医疗运输过程中，手铐的做法和空间限制不适合囚犯的健康状况。较年长的囚犯可能会因运输条件而遭受暴露和侮辱。医疗运输延误的原因可能是行政限制或医疗判断错误。瑞士的州系统制定了各种运输法规，因此州的差异，行政限制和不适当的条件会延迟获得必要医疗保健的机会并增加痛苦。