recognised the need for staff training in the area of identifying and
treating potential victims of human trafficking.
The NPM confronted the Federal Ministry of the Interior with these
points of criticism. At the editorial close for this report, the Ministry had
not responded.
Documentation of all activities engaged in and measures taken by G4S personnel.
Quick translation of the available information into 27 languages.
Prompt release and placement in the care of Caritas after termination of detention pending
forced return.
2.6.4
Klagenfurt police detention centre – no social area for prisoners
serving an administrative penalty
On the occasion of its visit to the Klagenfurt police detention centre, the
commission criticised the conditions of detention for prisoners serving
an administrative penalty. The commission found it problematic that
prisoners serving an administrative penalty held in closed detention
have no access to a social area. Moreover, the commission
determined that the activities available to them within the cell are very
limited (games, reading), especially since there were still no electrical
outlets for radios and TVs at the time of the visit.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior responded that there is currently no
money in the budget to renovate the Klagenfurt police detention
centre so as to build a social area. In the absence of sufficient
capacity, no space in social areas can be devoted to prisoners serving
an administrative penalty. However, the police detention centre will
not only provide them with games and reading materials but also with
battery-operated electronic equipment and training materials for
sporting activities from their stocks.
No money for a social
area
The NPM finds it very regrettable that the Federal Ministry of the
Interior sees no possibility for prisoners serving an administrative
penalty to make use of a social area. The fact that they can currently
engage in sports activities only in the cell areas is also relevant in this
regard. The NPM realises that the Federal Ministry of the Interior must
remain within its budgetary constraints. However, prisoners serving an
administrative penalty are often confined for long periods of time,
which are only interrupted by one hour of outdoor exercise per day
and occasional visits, telephone calls or housework.
NPM recommends
renovation
The NPM places great value on providing sufficient recreational
activities and opportunities for social contact to prisoners (e.g. for
conversation, parlour games, joint sports activities, etc.) in order to
improve the conditions of detention outside of lock-up times. The
Federal Ministry of the Interior should endeavour to renovate the
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