return to the place of origin. The Agents’ premises are satisfactory; however, the toilets are not prepared for the seven disabled Agents at the station. The Ombudsman had a chance to talk with agent Isabel Rodrigues, female element with greater seniority in terms of length of service. Then, he visited the Command detention spaces. There are three holding cells, in accordance with the regulatory standards. Despite this, it was concluded that the luminous points existent in each cell were not protected by a metal grid, and could be easily used by the detainee. The airing proved satisfactory. The materials of the cells were resistant to fire. The panels with the rights and duties of the detainees are prominently displayed in the room service grad, in five languages besides Portuguese, for their intended purpose, therefore it is necessary to consider the respective publicity in other parts of the Station (e.g. cell zone and in the station entrance). In addition to recognizing the reduced size of the fonts, it was concluded that the wording of the precept was not updated, in the light of the new wording introduced by the Law No. 20/2013, of 21 February, in particular regarding paragraph b) of number 3 of article 61 of the Criminal Procedure Code. With regard to compulsive relocation, the Ombudsman was informed that there is no confusion with the detention procedure. The status of detained is not conferred to the citizens who are conducted to the hospital units: to these it is conferred the status of patient; also, the compliance with a warrant to escort the citizens to the nearest institution with a psychiatric emergency is not registered in the book of detainees. Still, it was said that the PSP does not have appropriate vehicles for the transport of patients. The characteristics of the vehicles do not comply with the nature of the efforts undertaken in this regard, eventually placing at risk the guarantees of the transported citizens. • Visit no. 19-2014 Date: 2014.11.27 Location: Funchal Prison Facility (Autonomous Region of Madeira) Subject: Quality and quantity of food. Detention conditions of female zone On November 27th, a visit was conducted to the Funchal Prison Facility. Both the quality and quantity of food served were verified, as well as the conditions of accommodation of the female inmates. The food that was eaten was satisfactory, both regarding the main ingredients and the accompaniments. Also, the tender document was consulted and the food was weighted. 30 |