Places of short-Term Deprivation of Liberty On some occasions the delay was due to logistical and organisational problems of the CNP, e.g. in the case of the district station in Ibiza (Ibiza), where it was reported that not enough vehicles were always available to take detainees to the courthouse when necessary. 44. The general conditions at the establishments visited varied widely. Some A request was submitted buildings were of recent construction, had proper access for persons of reduced for a thorough mobility and were in good condition, but others were obsolete and inadequate. Particular cause for concern was given by the situation of the police station in Madrid’s Central District (Leganitos), in regard to which a request for urgent, refurbishment or for the transfer elsewhere of the Madrid Central District (Leganitos) police station thorough refurbishment or transfer elsewhere was submitted to the Ministry of the Interior, in view of the unacceptable conditions of conservation and upkeep and the heavy workload at this station. 45. In regard to facilities for personnel, those of the said Central District police Staff facilities at this station station in Madrid stand out as particularly poor: the almost 600 staff have no and at the Central Registry showers; also, the Central Registry of Detainees in Madrid has no toilet or shower facilities in the women’s changing rooms. of Detainees in Madrid are especially poor 46. In most cases holding cells are located in the basements of the buildings, There is not always direct so it is not always possible to establish a suitably private direct route to them access from police vehicles from police vehicles. This has implications in terms of both security and the exposure to view of detainees who, although they have been deprived of liberty, still maintain their fundamental rights to their honour and their to custody areas, which is detrimental to security and to the privacy of detainees image. It was observed that in some district stations, such as those of Cadiz, Ibiza (Balearic Islands), the San Blas-Vicálvaro District of Madrid and Torrelavega (Cantabria), detainees were taken to the cells via the main entrances even though there was direct access via the garage. In the stations in A Coruña, the Central district of Madrid and Lugo the holding cell area is accessed directly from the street. However, at the police headquarters in Murcia — where the situation could easily be improved, since there is sufficient space available — and in the Basque Country, and in the police stations of Bilbao, Cartagena (Murcia) and San Sebastian (Guipúzcoa) there is no direct access to the holding cell area. There is an evident need for refurbishment, and for changes in operational methods to guarantee security and safeguard the aforementioned rights. 47. In most establishments run by the CNP, holding areas comprise cells and an Collective cells are the adjacent room where police officers handle the various procedures concerned norm, with vertical bars on with the custody and surveillance of detainees. A barred door usually separates this room from the cells themselves, whose number varies considerably from one the doors and built-in stone plinths as beds. Toilets are usually outside the cells building to another. In almost all cases collective cells are used, normally with doors fitted with vertical bars and built-in stone plinths that serve as beds. Toilet THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 49