lack of products for cleaning of bedrooms; inflated prices and assortment available in
the canteen; the short time in which there is a hot water.
Prison - Bourgas
In the prison in the city of Bourgas the number of the students-PDL as at May
2014 was 126. 105 PDL from the corpus attended school and from PDOD "Zhitarovo" 21 PDL. Those who wish to study are enrolled in the school "Argira Zhechkova" with the
prison in the city of Sliven and "Pop Mincho Kanchev" with the prison in the city of Stara
Zagora.
Essential is the problem related to the lack of premises for social activities.
Where such premises had existed, they have been utilized to accommodate PDL. The
lack of such facilities leads to episodic social and educational work that can not cover a
full day commitment of each PDL with the exception of those involved in education or
employment. Despite existing difficulties in the Plan for social and educational work
with prisoners for 2013 two mandatory programmes have been fixed; 9 specialized
programmes; 2 educational programmes and 4 interests clubs. The Plan for social and
educational work with PDL 2014 included: 2 mandatory programmes - adaptation and
"Life in freedom - challenge and choice"; 9 specialized programmes - 2 for psychoactive
substances addicts; "Communication. Techniques for solving conflicts. Negotiation". 2
"anger management"; "Thinking skills"; "Intercultural Cooperation"; "Programme on
prevention of HIV / AIDS and sexually transmitted disease"; "Home leave"; 2 educational
programmes - "Christian values" and "Computer Literacy". Part of the social work
consists of organizing clubs by interests and sports events.
In previous inspections as well the NPM found out that a major problem in the
social and educational work with PDL is the fact that 9 social workers for the prison and
the two dormitories, one inspector (probation), one inspector for admission ward, two
psychologists and 1 head of sector accounts for an average of 140 PDL, and in the case
some of the above persons are on leave - about 200 PDL need to be served. The
recommendations of the NPM are reduced to: resolve the personnel deficit; expansion of
materail facilities and financial provision of social activities.
In 2013 the NPM recommend MJ in subsequent budget years to foresee an
increase the number of of positions of social workers and minimum funding of social
activities, including the participation of NGOs in the creation of the necessary facilities.
The Ombudsman's recommendation has not been currently implemented, but the
Ministry of Justice undertook the commitment for its implementation in 2015.
In 2012, there were 4 cases of illegal detention over the term fixed in the
sentence due to the following specific reasons: wrongly determined total punishment;
subsequent changes pursuant to art. 414, para 1 pt. 1 of the Penal Procedure Code in
determining the total punishment; two sentences for enforcement later received. For
each particular case was made a reference to SCPO, the Directorate General "Execution
of Punishments" (CDEP) and the Regional Prosecutor's Office - Bourgas pursuant to Art.
192, para 2 and par. 3 of RILESD.
In 2012, it was suspended the enforcement of the sentence of imprisonment
pursuant to art. 447, para 1 pt. 2, 3 and 4 of the Penal Procedure Code in 98 cases. Much
of the applications by PDL have not been approved due to the lack of evidence proving
the statements made in the applications. For the same period there were 241 signal
letters to the courts and prosecutors' offices in the country for omissions.
Verification of the requirements of the administration of the Burgas prison
records showed that in 2013 there were 4 cases of illegal detention over the period
specified in the sentence. In each case as the reason for the detention was specified the
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