the afternoon, stating that the prison shop operates at the time of the afternoon
walk. If they wish to make a purchase, prisoners must use their time intended
for walking in the fresh air. Prisoners also added that the delivery of laundry to
the laundry room also takes place during the afternoon walk, which additionally
shortens the time intended for walking in the fresh air. With regard to the foregoing, the Head Office of the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia
replied that Ig Prison believed that the issue did not interfere with the prisoners’
right to spend at least two hours outdoors. Female prisoners who serve their
sentences under a closed regime may spend time outdoors in the inner courtyard
between 9.00 and 10.00 in the morning (and those who work also between 8.00
and 9.00) and between 16.00 and 18.00 in the afternoon. Those who serve their
sentences under a semi-open regime can stay outdoors between 9.00 and 12.00
in the morning, and between 13.40 and 16.00 or between 13.40 and 18.00 in the
summer, and additionally between 19.15 and 20.30 in the summer. The delivery
of laundry to the laundry room takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at 16.45, and the collection of laundry on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 16.45. During this time, female prisoners can freely move in the inner courtyard and wait
their turn to hand over or collect laundry, which usually takes a minute or two.
The same applies for the prison shop, which is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays
between 16.00 and 17.00 and where the purchase of goods also takes only several
minutes.
The second unrealised recommendation regarding activities referred to Novo
mesto Unit of Ljubljana Prison and it stated that the tap of the second wash
basin be fixed in the gym. The Head Office of the Prison Administration of the
Republic of Slovenia replied that Novo mesto Unit of Ljubljana Prison explained
that part of the plumbing had to be replaced in the basement due to leakage. A
section of the piping was linked to the court and a new pipe had to be laid which
was only connected to one wash basin due to the complexity of the installation,
and according to their assessment this met the needs. The second wash basin
had already been removed and a vending machine for hot and cold drinks was
installed there, which provided more space in the gym.
2.7 VISITS
TO PRISONS
Three unaccepted recommendations involved health care, i.e. one in Ig Prison to
realise the repeated recommendation of the external expert/doctor to ensure a
continuous emergency medical service in the infirmary. In connection with this
recommendation, the Head Office of the Prison Administration of the Republic
of Slovenia noted that the current employment plan did not include the employment of additional medical staff.
The second unaccepted recommendation was made in Slovenska vas Semi-Open
Unit of Dob Prison, i.e. about the provision of health care. It referred to the clarification about the guaranteed transfer of information about a prisoner’s medical
condition between their selected doctor and the doctor(s) providing health care
or occupational health care in prison. In this regard, the Head Office of the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia replied that the prison obtained a
clarification from Trebnje Community Health Centre which carries out medical
activities in Dob Prison. Trebnje Community Health Centre explained that there is
no automatic transfer of information about prisoners’ health condition between
their selected doctors and the doctor in the infirmary. Medical documentation
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THE REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
ON IMPLEMENTING THE TASKS OF THE NPM
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