Security measures Custody facilities Confiscation of glasses and bras Responsibility of the officers Access to lawyers Access to medicine Oversight of the prosecution Physical conditions Court jails Registers 144 Very often, detainees are forced to remove their glasses and bras. Ever since its first activity report in 2008, the Contrôleur général has continuously contested the grounds for this measure, highlighting its lack of effectiveness in terms of safety as well as its evident humiliating consequences on persons in custody, thereby making them feel even more vulnerable. It is necessary to ensure that the staff in charge of implementing the measures of taking people into custody are not encouraged to use excessive precautions due to an excessively extensive definition of their disciplinary responsibility. Once an officer has correctly assessed the risks of a situation and has taken reasonable suitable measures, he should not be held responsible for any unforeseen event. The security of the people in custody must be subject to an obligation of due diligence and not an obligation of result. The lawyers must be provided with a room specifically allocated to accommodate persons in custody or in detention, with a call button, electric sockets and the Internet. The list of members of the Bar association must be displayed in it. This description is adequate for an interview room. Having a general practitioner conduct the examination in the actual confinement facilities is the preferred method as long as it is possible, since this allows verifying the compatibility of the health of the examined person with the measure taken in the actual conditions of its execution. The control function of the prosecutors on the places of deprivation of liberty is frequently exercised unsatisfactorily. Directives must be given to the prosecutors to help them in executing a pertinent control. The Contrôleur général regrets the continued existence of poorly maintained and often very small rooms, which does not contribute to appeasing the detainees, as well as that of washrooms that do not allow maintaining the privacy of those who use them and which are sometimes not sufficiently clean. The absence of washrooms in the jails sometimes forces the detainee to travel to common washrooms along with his/her escort. Hygiene is not always maintained in these places. This situation must be improved. In court jails, the frequent absence of occupancy registers or the fact that they are not updated hinders the traceability of inbound persons, the duration of their stay and the enforcement of their rights. Therefore, it is impossible to verify the existence of an effective control of the legal and hierarchical authorities concerning the rights of detainees and the condition of the jails. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1