CONTENTS Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acronyms & Abbreviations used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE THROUGH A NATIONAL MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Designation of the Ombudsman of Spain as NPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Brief Introduction to the Office of Ombudsman of Spain . . . . . . . . IV. Structure & Powers of an NPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Operational Procedure for Inspection Visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 11 13 14 16 17 21 INSPECTION VISITS IN 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PLACES OF SHORT-TERM DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY . . . . . . . . . . I. National Police Force Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.1. Police Headquarters, District Stations & Central Registries . . . I.2. Waiting Areas for Persons Denied Entry & Asylum Seekers . . II. Civil Guard Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Regional Police Force Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III.1. Ertzaintza Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III.2. Mossos d’Esquadra Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III.3. Establishments of the Regional Police Force of Navarre . . . . IV. Local Police Force Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Courthouse Holding Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 45 48 58 62 73 74 83 91 97 102 PLACES OF MEDIUM-TERM DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY . . . . . . . . I. Detention Centres for Foreign Nationals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Military Detention Centres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 111 123 PLACES OF LONG-TERM DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY . . . . . . . . . . . I. Prisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.1. Civil Prisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.2. Alcalá de Henares Military Prison (Madrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Centres for Young Offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 134 136 152 156 SPECIAL-PURPOSE PLACES OF DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY . . . . . I. Secure Hospital Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Vehicles for Transporting of Persons in Custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Procedure for Repatriating Foreign Nationals. . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 171 174 178 THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 7