CAT/OP/POL/CSPRO/1 conduct of prisoners who breached the order rules of the penitentiary facility to the same degree. 69. In reference to allegations concerning racist persecution and discrimination to which the attention of the representatives of the UN Subcommittee was drawn in para. 74 of the report, it should be pointed out that this area of issues is monitored by the Prison Service’s bodies. According to the analysis of the complaints submitted by detained persons prepared each year, in 2018 35 claims of racial-based or ethnic-based discrimination were recorded in reference to the officers and members of staff of the Prison Service. They were considered unfounded in the course of procedures carried out. Professional workshops for the officers and the members of staff of the Prison Service cover such topics as ‘UN International Standards for Dealing With Persons Deprived of Liberty’. 70. As far as para. 75 of the report is concerned, it should be mentioned at this point that in Correctional Facility No. 1 in Wrocław: • No collective punishment is applied. Each request for disciplinary sanction is analysed on a case-by-case basis by the person in charge of penitentiary wards. Prisoners in penitentiary facilities are required to behave correctly, respect the rules and report any threats that they may encounter. Pursuant to Article 116a(1) of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners are not allowed to belong to informal structures of the prison subculture. The prison subculture intends to fight against the administration of the correctional facility and discriminate against prisoners who are not members of the subculture. The example of disciplinary sanction applied, as alleged by the report, to two prisoners involved in a fight was a result of analysing individually requests for punishment issued for each of them and not of a collective punishment practice. • The action of the facility’s administration consisting in giving the prisoners a half of cash sent to them by their families is in line with applicable regulations, i.e. Article 126 § 1 and 2 of the Penal Enforcement Code. The remaining part of cash is deposited on the accounts of prisoners and paid to them upon release from the correctional facility. • Personal hygiene is maintained with personal care articles provided to each prisoner by the administration of the correctional facility. Women receive such articles as: soap, toothpaste, washing powder, toilet paper, toothbrush, shampoo and sanitary accessories under such terms and in such numbers as specified in the applicable Ordinance of the Minister of Justice on living conditions of detainees of correctional facilities and pre-trial detention centres. Subject to the approval of the Director of the Correctional Facility, prisoners may receive packages with personal care articles and other items of personal use from their relatives. • Meals are prepared taking into account the requirements on energy value, size of portions, nutrient levels (percentage of fats, proteins and carbohydrates), as well as on the minimum amount of vegetables, as specified in the Ordinance of the Minister of Justice on the nutrition of prisoners in correctional facilities. The obligation to ensure a daily intake of food expressed in energy value and the levels of nutrients (fats, proteins and carbohydrates) and vegetables is strictly adhered to. The common room of the K pavilion is equipped with domestic appliances, such as oven, a microwave and a kettle, where the prisoners may prepare an additional meal for themselves. • Correctional Facility No. 1 in Wrocław is equipped with an automated system responding to weather conditions. The system adjusts the heating functions according to the weather conditions outside and the target temperature settings in heated rooms. In interim periods, when significant temperature amplitudes are recorded, the heat distribution substation is activated or de-activated depending on the temperature outside. The minimum outside temperature at which the substation is active is l00 C and above this temperature the substation is automatically shut off. The automated control is set according to the calculated temperature tables for heated rooms. Additionally, an inspection of the sources of heat, transmission network, heating installation and equipment was carried out and no irregularities 17

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