52 immediately terminated if its conditions have ceased to exist. Upon reviewing the RDC’s decision, I established that the review of placements was formal, the explanatory parts of the decisions were, in most cases, identical. I asked the warden to ensure the individualized and genuine review of placements in the LTSU, as well as the substantial explanation of the decisions. According to the data gathered during the visit, the diet of a diabetic detainee did not contain enough meat. In order to redress the situation, I suggested that the warden should ensure that all detainees received meals appropriate to their state of health, and pulpy meals were served to those in need. The institution did not have a full-time physician. The healthcare division was headed, as a substitute, by the head nurse. A psychiatrist would visit the institution on a monthly basis. Detainees with acute health problems received appropriate treatment in the outside hospital. The institution had a full-time counseling psychologist and a part-time clinical psychologist working five hours on Tuesdays and Fridays. I asked the warden to do his best to fill the position of a physician. The monthly visits by the psychiatrist are not sufficient for continuously monitoring the mental health of all detainees. In order to improve the situation, I suggested that the warden should consider the full-time employment of the clinical psychologist working part-time, on a contractual basis. At the time of the visit, 244 detainees were working in the textile factory of Adorján-Tex LLC on the institution’s premises, while 84 detainees were working in budgetary workplaces (e.g., in the kitchen, in the on-site workshop, or in the factory of Prec-Cast LLC, deburring aluminum parts). Most of the detainees complained that their net salaries were not enough even for covering their basic needs. The wage of a detainee is not an income subject to mandatory pension contributions; therefore, their occupational record in prison is not taken into consideration when calculating retirement pension. I made a recommendation to the Minister of Human Capacities and Interior to amend Act LXXXI of 1997 on Social Security Pension Benefits so that the working period of the detainees would qualify as vesting period. Spending their leisure time in various ways is particularly important for detainees sentenced to life in prison. In the cell block’s pottery shop, the detainees make ornamental pieces, memorial plaques, cups. There is a Catholic priest working full-time in the institution. The detainees’ religious activities are also assisted by a pastor working part-time, on a contractual basis. Church service is held on Saturdays; ecumenical services are held on major religious holidays, which the family members of the detainees may also attend. The gym is also in the cell block; detainees may train here for a fee or as a form of reward. Regular physical activities may be conducted in the courtyards, where there is some fitness equipment installed. Detainees may play soccer on the grass field equipped with goals. Every cell has a TV set offering a wide choice of channels. The computer in the LTSU may play CDs and DVDs. Detainees may occasionally attend programs outside the institution. Although the visit did not uncover any fundamental-rights-related improprieties regarding leisure activities, I called the warden’s attention to the fact that, with a view to the large number of detainees spending a long-term prison sentence, a wide range of optional activities should be provided and, as far as possible, broadened. The internal reports on peer-to-peer abuse among the detainees described actual bodily harm resulting from beating, blackmail, theft, and robbery (misappropriation of food, tobacco products, personal items, watches), as well as occurrences of sexual abuse. I suggested that the warden should take measures to prevent peer-to-peer abuse. In the case of detainees imprisoned without the possibility of parole, family ties usually deteriorate and cease to exist; visits become less frequent then stop. In the case of family members, visits are conducted at the long tables arranged in two rows, with the detainees and their visitors sitting on the opposite sides. The inspection established that the institution had limited contacts between a detainee and his legal representative then rejected his complaint in an ungrounded resolution. I made a recommendation to

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