4.2.2.2.9. Abuse
In an interview during the visit, the prisoners have pleaded that the officers were treating them in a fair
and professional manner.
This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that during the reporting there was no individual or group
complaints by prisoners addressed to the Protector, regarding abuse, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment.
4.2.2.2.10. Disciplinary measures
In the closed division, the disciplinary measure "isolation" is generally imposed for possession and use
of a mobile phone. The procedure is performed correctly, a convicted person receives a decision on the
inflicted measure and a medical examination is regularly performed before starting with the disciplinary
isolation. No convict had objections to the conduct of proceedings and the imposition of disciplinary
measure.
4.2.2.2.11. Conclusions and recommendations
Upon review of the situation in the Prison for short sentences in terms of accommodation, hygiene,
nutrition, health care, heating, ventilation, lighting, sanitation and conditions for outdoors walks, the
NPM states that in a closed division in a number of rooms there is moisture, mould, the walls are
unpainted; beds and mattresses are worn out.
Wooden floor in one of the rooms for collective accommodation is so damaged that the subsoil is
visible. The situation in the shared bathroom is very poor, ceramic floor is so damaged that the wooden
board is placed over it in order to enable the access to drinking water and toilet to prisoners.
Starting from the identified conditions in the Prison for short sentences, the Protector as the NPM is
recommending to the Ministry of Justice and the Institute for the execution of criminal sanctions to:
adjust the number of beds in rooms to the rooms surface in the closed division according to
the provisions of the Rulebook on the conditions that must be met in facilities for detention of
persons deprived of their liberty and the European Prison Rules;
provide the necessary furniture in the rooms in the closed division, as well as the required
number of mattresses, pillows and adequate number of sockets;
replace existing wooden floor in the collective room in the closed division;
reconstruct bathroom in the closed division;
provide accommodation conditions for prisoners with disabilities who use wheelchairs (toilets,
etc.);
provide adequate hygienic conditions in all rooms in closed division (insulation from water and
moisture);
provide drinking water in areas in which prisoners are accommodated in the closed division.
provide conditions for regular washing and drying of laundry.
4.2.3. Prison for short sentences in Podgorica
The visit to the Prison for short sentences in Podgorica was conducted in the second half of July 2013.
The Prison Administration responded to the submitted questionnaires, based on which we come to the
following data:
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