CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 • Waterproofing has been carried out to improve the state of the flat roofs of the general kitchen area, women’s wing and cell block 19; • In the general kitchen area, gas leaks have been repaired, new burners have been purchased, the ventilation and lighting have been renovated, the floor has been replaced, painting work has been carried out and the walls and extractor hood have undergone general cleaning; • In the women’s wing the ceiling and lighting have been renovated and the state of the bathing facilities, washing area and exterior of this sector has been improved; • An emergency electrical power plant has been installed in a special purpose-built room; • The condition of the electrical fittings has been improved; • Painting work has been carried out to improve the visual appearance of the conjugal visiting quarters and the sports area, and energy-saving light bulbs have been fitted; • The kitchen staff area, which was in a deplorable state, has been renovated to provide more decent accommodation; 307. Within the Tanivet regional prison complex in Tlacolula a new building to provide mentally disturbed prisoners with more decent and spacious living conditions suited to their disorders was handed over for immediate use in October of last year. It meets minimum standards of security, ventilation and light and has the capacity to house 20 inmates, which can be increased to 40. There are thus now two buildings for the accommodation of prisoners with mental illnesses, thereby preventing overcrowding. These buildings have regularly been fumigated by specialized personnel to keep the living quarters in optimum conditions of hygiene and free from insects and creeping animals. Water filters have been installed and a palapa (palm-roofed, open-sided structure) has been erected to serve as a visiting area. The psychiatric annex has been renamed the specialized detention centre for psychiatric patients. 308. With voluntary youth support an area has been fitted out at the Oaxaca Department of Juvenile Services, with the installation of a dough mixer and industrial oven, for use as a bakery workshop, which will supply the central prison and detention centre; 309. A perimeter mesh fence topped with concertina wire has been installed to strengthen security and prevent escape attempts. Also, the washing facilities used by juvenile detainees have been renovated. 310. The construction of a basketball and multipurpose area and waterproofing work on all the cell blocks are currently being arranged. 311. At the Miahuatlán prison, security cameras have been installed and the workshop area in the high-security wing has been paved with a view to the construction of a washroom which will have sheet-metal walls and be fitted with a toilet, urinal and handbasin. 312. An annex to the administration building has been constructed, with its own washing facilities, to serve as sleeping quarters for prison security personnel. 313. The outside and inside of the Juquila prison buildings in which inmates’ are housed, including washrooms, work areas and cells, and the administration building have been painted. These buildings have also been fully waterproofed and the kitchen area has been fitted out, with the installation of an extractor hood and sinks and the provision of cooking utensils. 84 GE.13-41196 (EXT)