Short-term deprivation of liberty well the persons held there are able to rest, and it was requested that improvements be made as necessary to correct the problem. A request for the same problem to be solved was filed following the inspection visit to the CNP-run Primary Assistance and Detention Centre for Foreign Nationals in the port of Almería. This facility is used to hold persons who are picked up off the Spanish coast in open boats, most of whom are in poor condition after long sea voyages and should not be made to sleep on mattresses on the floor. The DGP reports that bench-type beds are to be installed cells not already equipped with beds at the district station in Almería. Communal holding area at the CNP-run Primary Assistance & Detention Centre for Foreign Nationals in the port of Photo 24 Almería Cell at the CNP district Photo 25 station in Almería THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN   83