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In the Prison there are employed 60 persons in total, out of which seven (7) are with an
university degree, six (6) with a college degree and 47 persons with secondary education;
29 persons are employed for an indefinite period and 31 for a limited period;
The security service has 49 employees, out of which 5 are women (or 10.20%);
Operation of security service is organized in two shifts, each lasting 12 hours (7-19h and 197h);
All services in the prison are collective (for Remand and Prison for short sentences).
The NPM team has reviewed the situation and examined material and other conditions in the Prison.
Special attention was given to the issues of: health care, access to drinking water, nutrition, hygiene,
ventilation, lighting, bathroom and sanitary facilities, the size and capacity of the rooms and solitary
confinements, regime of activities outside accommodation, disciplinary proceedings, etc.
During the visit, the chief and prison officers of the Prison in Bijelo Polje, showed a high level of
cooperation and collaboration. Members of the NPM had unfettered access to all areas and facilities in
which are accommodated detained and convicted persons, other rooms and areas in which are
accommodated employees. They also, whenever they were asked, provided additional information.
4.2.2.1. Material conditions in remand Prison in Bijelo Polje
4.2.2.1.1. Conditions in rooms / solitary confinements
a) Size, capacity and equipment
Occupancy rate in May 2013 was 55%. In Remand prison at the time of the visit were situated 43
persons.
Capacity and surface area in collective rooms
- ground floor, room number 12 of 19 m2, 2 persons were accommodated, 3 single beds, or 9.5 m2 per
person, and 6.33 m2 per bed; room number 16 of 7m2, 1 person accommodated, one single bed, or 7m2
per person and the bed; room number 22 of 30 m2, 5 persons accommodated, 6 beds or 6 m2 per
person, and 5 m2 per bed;
- first floor, room number 1 of 30m2, 6 persons accommodated, 6 beds or 5 m2 per person and the bed;
room number 2 of 29m2, 6 persons accommodated, 8 beds or 4,8m2 per person and per bed 3,62m2;
room number 3 of 13m2, 2 persons accommodated, 4 beds or 6,5m2 per person and 3.25 m2 per bed
Rooms for execution of the disciplinary measure "isolation" are of the size 4,70x 1.47 m, and have a
surface area of 6.96 m2, and do not fulfil the standards required by the Rulebook on the manner of
execution of detention7 and the European Prison Rules.
During the visit two minors were found in the collective room together with adult detainees. NPM
concludes that Remand Prison does not possess separate facilities for juveniles but they are
accommodated together with adult detainees.
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(Official Gazette of Montenegro, No. 42/12)
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