Long-term deprivation of liberty For its part, the regional government of Catalonia reports that during 2011, the Inspection Service of the Directorate General for the Prison Service has begun a total of 30 purely administrative report proceedings for alleged abuse, aggression, injury, degrading treatment, humiliation, etc., presented by the inmates against prison officers. Of these, 26 were discontinued for lack of proof or evidence that the alleged offences had taken place. Three are still being investigated and one, due to the injuries allegedly caused to the inmate by an officer, resulted in a classified report and subsequent disciplinary proceedings against an officer, which is currently under court investigation. In the latter case, a report on the administrative proceedings has been sent to a magistrates’ court. Finally, the service reports that disciplinary proceedings have been taken against another 4 officers for various reports of improper practices (abuse of authority, degrading treatment, psychological abuse, etc.). The service did not report the outcome of these proceedings. The regional government No detailed information is given in the reports received from either the SGIP or the regional government of Catalonia on judicial proceedings taken and/or completed during the year arising out of allegations made by inmates against staff for alleged torture, abuse or inhuman or degrading treatment. Given that the state and regional prison authorities are unlikely not to have been aware of the allegations made by inmates in magistrates’ courts [juzgados de instrucción], parole courts [juzgados de vigilancia penitenciaria] or the public prosecutor’s office, this office has begun an investigation and asked the authorities to expand on the information furnished by providing these details. A request has been made 117.  In 2011, 12 inspection visits were made to 10 prisons, two of which, Figueres (Girona) and Barcelona men’s prison - are run by the Department of Justice of the regional government of Catalonia. The other eight are run by the SGIP: the prisons of Albolote (Granada), Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville), Castellón de la Plana, Las Palmas I in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Melilla and Tenerife II in La Esperanza (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Fontcalent psychiatric prison hospital (Alicante) and the Incarcerated Mothers’ Unit in Seville. Two visits were made to the prisons of Castellón and of Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville). The latter of these was multidisciplinary in nature –with experts in psychiatry, forensic medicine, psychology and criminology. Visits were also made to the Psychiatric Prison Hospital of Fontcalent and the Incarcerated Mothers’ Unit in Seville. Twelve inspection visits THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN  of Catalonia reports that 30 report proceedings were begun for alleged abuse. 26 have been discontinued, 3 are under investigation and in one case disciplinary proceedings were taken against an officer for further information on judicial proceedings processed and/or completed over alleged abuse were made to 10 prisons. Two of these are run by the Catalan government  139