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• 20 basic rules of juvenile justice;
• Other noteworthy publications:
• Handbook on oral proceedings;
• Crime prevention: experiences, models and discussion;
• Criminal trials: international, comparative and Latin American perspectives.
C.
Public policies in the state of Jalisco
225. Practical measures are being taken in the state of Jalisco to prevent acts of torture in
prisons and juvenile detention centres, including, in particular, the following:
• Direct supervision of personnel in the different units and also of inmates by prison
governors;
• Provision of information in each cell block, setting out inmates’ rights and
obligations;
• Installation of mailboxes in the different areas of the prison premises for the
submission of complaints by inmates and visitors and of requests for interviews;
• Holding of interviews by specialized units to deal with complaints or allegations
made by prisoners;
• Visits to cells by the prison inspectorate and social rehabilitation administrative
office to enable inmates to express their concerns and anxieties and to report abuse
or improper behaviour by penitentiary personnel or other inmates;
• Handling of enquiries concerning prisoners’ legal status;
• Daily surveillance and inspection of cell blocks to prevent abuse or improper
behaviour by inmates;
• General training in human rights for prison personnel through courses given by
instructors of the Human Rights Commission with a view to preventing abuse by
public servants against prisoners;
• Inmates’ access to telephone communication with their relatives;
• Medical assessment of all inmates admitted to or discharged from prison and
recording of their physical condition in injury reports;
• Administrative imposition of coercive or disciplinary measures for acts committed
by public servants in violation of prison regulations or state legislation on the
enforcement of penalties;
• Assessment by the prison interdisciplinary board of the severity of inmates’ breaches
of conduct for purposes of imposition of penalties and, where a breach warrants
segregation, preparation of the relevant injury report by the medical unit prior to the
inmate’s relocation to the appropriate cell;
• Observance of the right to receive visitors on days and at times allocated by the
prison;
• Distribution of the Istanbul Protocol and other material to personnel working in the
areas of psychology, medicine and criminology to assist in the performance of their
duties and strengthen respect for every inmate’s human rights;
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