The police station building is located at the city center. It is an old building and it was mentioned the existence of a termite infestation. The two detention cells had deficient natural lighting and little ventilation (the window opens to an inside corridor). The cells are equipped with WC; the bed comes with a mattress and one blanket. Because of its poor conditions, these two cells are to be deactivated as soon as possible; in fact a new block of four detention cells has been built in a different location. At the police station there was a panel with the rights and duties of detainees, in three languages besides Portuguese, posted in the area near the cells. However, the Ombudsman noted the need to think over these panels layout, given the small size of the printed fonts, which surely does not allow for the detainees to have an easy and effective knowledge of the its content. The Ombudsman conveyed the necessity of a Recommendation to be made to the Minister of Internal Affairs regarding the design of a new improved panel. The buildings living and working conditions are those one could expect in an old building originally not meant to be occupied by a police station. The scope of the termite infestation will hopefully be met with the measures necessary to ensure adequate working conditions. The police staff has a relevant percentage of elements coming from the mainland, though it was mentioned that many of them intend to keep on living in the island. Notwithstanding, some problems with intermediate level staff were indicated. • Visit no. 18-2014 Date: 2014.11.26 Location: Public Security Police Regional Headquarters (Autonomous Region of Madeira) Subject: Working conditions of the police officers, in particular those displaced; Conditions of detention areas in terms of lighting, insulation against cold or heat and aeration; Compliance with legal and regulatory standards of compulsory in-patient care On November 26th a visit was conducted to the Regional Police Command in Madeira. The visit consisted in measuring the working conditions of the officers; the living conditions of detention spaces: lighting; insulation against cold/heat; ventilation; and the compulsory inpatient procedures. First, it was found that, of the total of 735 effectives, there are almost non-existent applications for transfer from Madeira Island, accounting for approximately 60 cases of | 29