Annual Report 2010 by the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture except at the Plaza de [Ávila, Aviles (Asturias), Ciudad Real, Oviedo (Asturias), Santander, the Castilla courthouse in courthouse complex [Ciudad de la Justicia] in Valencia and the criminal court Madrid building [Juzgados de lo Penal] in Seville were all opened in 2010]. An exception is the courthouse building at Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, which is over 30 years old and has seen heavy use. It is in a poor state of conservation, and a request has been filed for it to be refurbished. Except at the Magistrate’s 229. Conditions in the facilities used by personnel are mostly satisfactory. Court at Plaza de Castilla in These facilities usually consist of a single, sparsely furnished office, which Madrid, facilities for personnel are in acceptable condition means that some officers have to remain standing while they are there. However, the offices and other facilities at the Magistrate’s Court [Juzgados de Instrucción] at Plaza de Castilla in Madrid are in poor condition, with unsatisfactory temperatures and ventilation levels. There is a room with a bed and a toilet, intended to enable the officer in charge to stay overnight, which is also in an unsatisfactory condition. Cells are usually in the 230. In these buildings the cells are usually in the basement, with direct access basement. There is direct from the garage. Exceptions to this rule are the courthouses in Madrid and access from the garage except in the courthouses in Madrid & Zaragoza Zaragoza, where the garage entrances are too small for Civil Guard vans to enter. At the courthouse complex in Valencia the cells are on the ground floor, with direct access from the parking area reserved for police vehicles. Facilities ranging from 231. The structure of the cell areas varies considerably, ranging from facilities one cell to 30. Actual with just one cell [AP and High Court in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands), occupancy does not exceed capacity except in Melilla and Seville the court for cases of domestic violence [Juzgado de Violencia Doméstica] in Cordoba and the Magistrate’s Court in Maspalomas (Las Palmas)] to facilities with as many as 30 cells, such as those in the courthouse complexes in Malaga and Valencia. Except in the cases of Melilla and Seville, actual occupancy was observed not to exceed capacity. Cell doors of many types Cell doors of many types were observed. Those doors with barred openings should be replaced by more secure types. Cells have built-in plinths that serve as beds, except in the magistrates’ and criminal courts in A Coruña, where a metal plinth in very poor condition was observed. It was requested that this be replaced so as to forestall injuries. At the courthouse in Melilla 232. No problems were observed with the size of cells except at the courthouse and the JJI in Seville the in Melilla, where it was recommended that enlargement work be undertaken, need for refurbishment was pointed out to avoid overcrowding especially in view of the high level of occupancy: on the day of the visit there were 18 detainees in a situation of clear overcrowding. The same can be said of the cells at the AP and JJI building in Seville, where there have been as many as 50 detainees in a day, when the theoretical capacity is 25-30. 104 THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN