Annual Report 2015 - Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism
Other issues which may be improved
§83 AR 2014
§90 AR 2014
§96 AR 2014
20. There are other significant matters which continue to leave room for
improvement in the facilities visited, such as the duty for custody officers to
be properly identified, that the blankets provided to detainees be for single
use only and that the toilets be made of tamper-proof material.
Modes of transport
§433, 434 AR 2010
§264 AR 2013
21. Finally, with regard to modes of transport for the transfer of persons in custody, the Directorate-General of the Civil Guard (Spanish acronym DGGC) reported in 2015 that, following the Recommendation made
by this institution, there are 12 vehicles equipped with video surveillance
systems and that it is installing systems in another 31, also pointing out
that all vehicles of this type which are acquired in the future will be equipped
with this system and with seatbelts.
Summary of the main elements subject to analysis in visits to short-term deprivation of liberty facilities
22. The following is a summary table of the main elements requiring improvement in visits made to short-term
deprivation of liberty facilities.
X
X
X
Melilla
Seville
X
X
Single-use blankets
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Security: officers in the cell area
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Gun rack
X
Personnel: identification
X
X
X
X
X
X
* The X signifies shortcomings observed during the visits
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X
X
Cells: risk to physical integrity
Security:
Video surveillance - coverage
Security:
Video surveillance - recording of
images
Málaga
X
Toilets: porcelain fittings
X
X
Access: direct transfer to cells
Record Books: Record and
Custody Book-Summary pages
Record and Custody Book:
properly completed
Cuenca
X
Segovia
X
Albacete
Xátiva - Valencia
Calatayud - Zaragoza
Alcalá de Henares - Madrid
Vigo - Redondela
X
Soria
Healthcare: medical reports in
sealed envelopes
Information about their right to
habeas corpus
Valladolid-Delicias District
Madrid-Tetuán District
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National Police Force
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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