3. Material conditions 69.The delegation was informed that persons suspected of having committed a crime may be held in police arrest for a maximum of 96 hours from the moment of apprehension, which corresponds to the time when the Court must decide on the need to place the person in remand custody. 70.The Kronoberg police detention facility which is under the responsibility of Kriminalvården and not the police, is located in the same complex as the remand prison (unit 7:3.). There were three types of cells in that unit, all more basically equipped than those at the remand prison itself. The most basic so called sobering-up cells (3.96 m x 2 m) where persons are held mainly under the Act on Police Interventions against Intoxicated Persons (Lag om omhändertagande av berusade personer m.m., LOB), had a washable mattress on the floor, venetian blinds in windows and a water tap. It is important that also these cells fulfil good hygienic standards, are well ventilated, and enjoy access to natural light. 71.The second type of cells was of the same size, but equipped with a sleeping platform and a mattress The SPT understood that these cells may be used to accommodate arrested persons and persons taken into temporary custody (omhändertagen) by the police under section 11 of the Police Act, and intoxicated persons if their conditions so allow. Windows were covered with bars, glass and venetian blinds. These cells were of a reasonable size and offered good conditions given that they were intended for only one detainee to be held overnight. 72.The third type of cells was somewhat bigger (3.89 m x 2.8 m), again with a mattress on the floor only, with double doors, the outer door being a metal door and inner made of glass. The SPT understood that they were used as observation cells or for holding a person whose behaviour may put the security of other detainees or staff members at risk. 73.At the time of the visit, 18 of the total of 20 cells were occupied. In addition, three persons under arrest were apparently placed in units in the remand prison. 74.The Solna police station had 17 cells (2.4 m x 3.4 m) equipped with a sleeping platform, mattress, pillow, fixed table and chair and a fully partitioned sanitary annex with toilet and sink. In addition, there were five so called sobering up cells (sized 2.4 x 3.4 m) equipped with mattresses and a water tap, and two equipped with bed, but without table or chair. The cells were reasonably clean, ventilated and lit, and had big windows covered by bars, glass and venetian blinds. The cells were also of a reasonable size and offered good conditions given that they were intended to accommodate one detainee overnight. At the time of the visit, nine of the total of 17 cells were occupied. 75.At the police detention facility at Uppsala Blankahuset there were eight cells equipped with a bed with a mattress, a table and a chair by the window, and with an annexed toilet and a washbasin. The cells were used to accommodate only one person. The cells were also of a reasonable size and offered good conditions given that they were intended to accommodate one detainee overnight. There were also seven so called sobering up cells equipped with a mattress on the floor and a water tap. According to the staff working at the facility, also these cells are for one person, however, exceptionally more persons may be held in a same cell. Later the staff noted that this had never happened. At the time of the visit, five of the total of 15 cells were occupied. 76.The delegation noted with concern that a detainee interviewed by the delegation had allegedly spent five days after apprehension in one of these sobering up cells. The SPT recommends that the sobering up cells are not used for holding persons for longer than the time the persons may be held with the police under the Act on Police Interventions against Intoxicated Persons, i.e. normally for a maximum of eight hours. 77.Södermalm police station is the only police station in Stockholm where women can be held in detention. It had ten cells equipped with a sleeping platform, mattress, pillow, fixed table and chair by the window and a fully partitioned sanitary annex with toilet and washbasin. The cells were for single occupancy. The cells were of a reasonable size, reasonably clean, ventilated and lit and offered good conditions given that they were intended to accommodate one detainee overnight. There were also ten so called sobering up cells equipped with a sleeping platform. 78.At the time of the visit, 13 out of the total of 20 cells were occupied, out of which two by women. The women were held in the same unit as men, and at the time of the visit, there was only one male warden on duty. The SPT recommends that the authorities ensure that there is a female warden present at the time female detainees are held in police custody. 79.The Norrmalm police station is adjacent to Kronoberg remand prison, and therefore does not have its own holding facility. However, there were six holding cells (1.8 m x 2.3 m) where persons may wait, for example, to be interrogated. The cells had glass wall, and were well lit by artificial light and air-conditioned. They were equipped with wooden bench, and upon request, blankets. The delegation was told that these cells were used only for very short periods of time, up to few hours maximum. Similar holding cells were used at Uppsala Blankahuset. 80.The SPT concludes that material conditions in custody were in general of a good standard, given the short period of stay in police establishments. The cells were generally of a sufficient size, well lit, ventilated and clean. However, in the police establishments visited, the detainees were not provided with the possibility for outdoor exercise. The SPT recommends that outdoor exercise should be guaranteed to all detainees who have to stay in police custody for more than 24 hours. 4. Access to interpretation 81.The SPT had some prior concerns about access to interpretation during the police questioning and court proceedings. However, during the visit, the representatives of the Ministry of Justice explained to the delegation that the authorities considered the provision of necessary interpretation as an obligation, since in the relevant passage in the law the word “skall” was interpreted as “shall” and not