pedagogic mission of the penitentiary system to motivate prison
inmates to engage in healthful outdoor activities. All prisoners without
exception should be given the opportunity to engage in daily activities
in the fresh air. Installations used to exercise in the fresh air should be
of a reasonable size and, if possible, provide protection against bad
weather.
The NPM advocated that detainees should be informed of their right to
spend time and engage in activities outdoors in the house rules of the
Klagenfurt correctional institution. In addition, the NPM noted that
persons held in custody can only comply with the rules of the
correctional institution if they have access to the house rules in a
language they understand.
NPM advocates access
to house rules
The Federal Ministry of Justice accepted the recommendation of the
NPM and stated that notice of the detainees’ subjective right to
(minimum) daily time outdoors has been included in the special
section of the house rules of the Klagenfurt correctional institution.
Moreover, the supplemented house rules have been translated into
ten foreign languages.
In response to the criticism of the NPM, the Vienna-Simmering
correctional institution ordered a copy of the house rules – in electronic
form – to be provided to all detainees in an understandable language
during the admission procedure. This will ensure that detainees are
aware of the house rules.
House rules to be
handed out at
admission
The Klagenfurt correctional institution must inform detainees of their right to daily time
outdoors in the house rules.
Detainees must have access to the house rules in order to comply with the rules issued at
the Vienna-Simmering correctional institution.
The house rules must also be made available in foreign languages.
These recommendations of the NPM have been accepted by the Klagenfurt and ViennaSimmering correctional institutions.
2.5.2.8.
Complaint management
The NPM reiterates its demand for adequate complaint management at
the Klagenfurt and Vienna-Simmering correctional institutions
During a visit to the Vienna-Simmering correctional institution,
a representative of institution management informed the commission
of the sharp increase in complaints (about tenfold) and administrative
penalty proceedings. The persons in charge of the correctional
institution attributed this increase to the crowded inmate cell situation
due to restructuring caused by renovations. It was not possible to
obtain objective documentation or an overview of the complaints
received due to the absence of a centralised file or complaint register.
In addition, a commission determined that the “complaint register”
module had not yet been implemented in the integrated prison
No complaint register –
no module in the
integrated prison
administration
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