Annual Report 2010 by the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture In many cases detainees 179. The average time spent by detainees in the cells of the Regional Police Force are held between 3 and 8 of Navarre was observed to be less than 24 hours. In many cases it is between hours. They are brought before the courts in the mornings three and eight hours. Detainees are brought before the courts in the mornings; though in the town of Tafalla (Navarre) the courthouse is in the same building as the police station, so the time taken to bring detainees admitted there before the courts is minimal. Recently-built 180. Most establishments were constructed between 2002 and 2007, except for establishments with good the station in Pamplona (Navarre), which was set up 25 years ago in an older standards of conservation and upkeep building owned by the Provincial Council. This building was last refurbished 12 years ago. The standard of conservation and upkeep in all these establishments is good. Cells are located in the 181. In almost all the establishments visited the holding cells are located in the basement or on the ground basement or on the ground floor of the building, and there is direct access from floor, with direct access from the garage the garage. An exception is the station in Alsasua (Navarre), where detainees are taken to the cells via the same entrance used by the general public. This practice must be changed. Cell doors & front walls are 182. In all the establishments visited except the station in Alsasua (Navarre) made of security glass. there is an area adjacent to the cells that has various rooms available for use as All cells are for single occupancy except at the station in Pamplona (Navarre) interrogation rooms, offices for custodial duty officers and for making record entries. The number of cells varies from one station to another, but all have built­ in plinths that serve as beds, and doors and front walls made of security glass. All cells are for single occupancy except at the station in Pamplona (Navarre), where there are two collective cells. Cell size is adequate and meets the criteria set out in paragraph 49 above. The protocol for 183. In the two collective cells, the internal protocol for separate custody of separation in collective detainees according to sex, age group, repeat offenders and participants in the cells is followed same offence (PF 2010-06) is followed. Satisfactory ventilation, 184. Standards of ventilation, temperature, lighting and cleaning in cells temperature, lighting & were found to be satisfactory. It was reported that cells were cleaned every day cleaning and disinfected at regular intervals or on an extraordinary basis whenever necessary. There is CCTV surveillance, 185. At all the stations visited CCTV cameras were observed to be in place in the with recordings being kept corridors of holding areas and inside the cells. The images were displayed in the for 15 days control rooms. Recordings were made and kept for 15 days. The authorisation of the Head of the Regional Police Force is required for the extraction of these recordings. On the visit to the station in Pamplona (Navarre) the inspection team viewed recordings which had been kept to document incidents that had occurred 94 THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN

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