Medium-term deprivation of liberty
tainment (meals, visits from the doctor, etc.) and the dates on which the measures
taken are reported to the courts.
102. At the CIE in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria detainees complained that they
were not allowed to have toiletries brought in from outside to supplement those
in the kit given to them on their arrival at the centre. as mentioned in paragraph
268 of the Annual Report 2010. The Ombudsman considers that there should be
consistency between all the kits of toiletries provided at all CIEs. Given the basic
nature of the items involved, third parties should be permitted to bring in additional items, provided that proper security measures are taken.
The same items should be
provided in all the kits of
toiletries provided by CIEs
Kit of toiletries provided at
the CIE in Las Palmas de
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Gran Canaria
103. The DGP reports that recreational material and sports equipment are
to be provided at those centres where none was observed on inspections in
2010, as pointed out in paragraphs 271 and 272 of the Annual Report 2010,
but the same shortcoming was observed on the inspection visit to the CIE in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This was once again reported to the DGP. This
was a cause for complaints by detainees at the centre, where one detainee
stated that board games had been provided by her family and that “the dayto-day routine at the centre gets very boring”. On the other hand, it was observed at the CIE in Santa Cruz de Tenerife that the number of books in the
library had been increased and that musical instruments had been brought in
for use by detainees.
THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN
The DGP was again
reminded of the need to
provide recreational and
sports material at CIEs
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