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those organized by the private sector, have been restructured through the INCLUIRTE
programme, which is governed by the following guidelines:
• Businesses must arrange accident insurance and comply strictly with the health and
safety regulations in force;
• Theoretical instruction activities must be coordinated with the practical technical
segment;
• Given that the objective of the activity is vocational training, the working day cannot
exceed 6 hours, with a maximum of 36 hours a week;
• The incentive that detainees receive for engaging in activities must not be lower than
the adjustable living minimum wage for workers, which is adjusted through national
legislation;
• Accreditation of the knowledge acquired is carried out by the Provincial DirectorateGeneral of Education;
• The Ministry of Labour must verify compliance with health and safety regulations.
(d)
Isolation regime
143. In this respect the provincial government reported that on 14 May 2013 the head of
the Buenos Aires Prison Service approved Decision No. 1481/13, which enshrines the
exceptional nature of isolation and regulates the procedures and time limits for the
punishment, establishing precautions and guarantees to ensure compliance.
3.
Violence during incarceration
144. The provincial authorities of Buenos Aires commented on the request made by the
Subcommittee in paragraph 76 of its report, relating to the enquiry into the incident and the
situation of the inmate in question. They reported that, as outlined in their response to the
preliminary observations, explicit directives were issued in order to avoid any reprisals
against security and administrative staff at all levels of the Prison Service. Compliance with
the directives has been monitored by the Provincial Directorate for the Prison Police, which
has confirmed that no aggression towards, or ill-treatment of, staff has occurred. In that
regard, Dr. Cecilia Medina, Director of the Prison Population and attached to the Provincial
Directorate, reports that inmate “L.V.” is currently being held in Prison Unit No. 35 in
Magdalena, while inmate “P.C.” is detained in Prison Unit No. 31 in Florencio Varela;
neither inmate has lodged any complaint concerning the way they have been treated by
prison staff.
145. It is important to note that the investigation into the incident was initiated by the
Inspection and Control Directorate of the Ministry of Justice and Security itself and resulted
in sanctions for three prison officers, as stated in Decision No. 001/13 and the additional
report of the Inspection and Control Directorate, both annexed for information.
146. Lastly, regarding the observation that Prison Unit No. 1 in Olmos should be closed
definitively, the Provincial Ministry of Justice and Security agrees that replacing the oldest
prison buildings (which could also include Prison Units No. 5 in Mercedes and No. 2 in
Sierra Chica) is advisable and may become possible as progress is made with the
departmental facilities and Houses for Prisons programmes and after other priority
objectives have been met.
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