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The capacity of the prison is 200 places;
At the time of the visit there were 128 convicted and persons sanctioned for misdemeanour;
The occupancy rate was 64%;
The accommodation is collective, with a maximum number of eight (8) prisoners in one room;
In the period from 1 January to mid-December 2013, 25 disciplinary measures were issued,
most of which for possession of mobile phones;
That there was one (1) case of self-injury;
The average age of prisoners is 40, the oldest prisoner was 68 and the youngest 20;
There was one convicted person with disability who uses a wheelchair;
The average length of imposed prison sentences is around 3 (three) months and a maximum
sentence of 6 (six) months;
In relation to the employees the Prison Administration gave the following information:
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That 35 persons are employed, out of whom three (3) persons with high and 32 persons with
secondary education;
That the security service has 29 employees, everyone with secondary education, and by the
systematization of working positions 45 security service posts are planned;
That the work of security service is organized in two shifts, each lasting 12 hours (7-19h and
19-7h);
That 6 to 7 officers are working in one shift;
That service for treatment has one employee and by the systematization of working positions
three employment positions are planned in this service;
4.2.3.1. Material conditions in the Prison for short sentences in Podgorica
4.2.3.1.1. Conditions in rooms / solitary confinements
a) Size, capacity and equipment
Capacity and surface area in collective rooms and solitary confinement is:
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In the closed division, in the room number 3, with 8 beds, of surface 31,40m2 and space for a
toilet within the room, 7 persons were accommodated what makes 4,48m2 per person and 3.92
m2 per bed, in room number 12 of surface 31,40m2, with 9 beds and a toilet in the room, 5
persons were accommodated what makes 6,28m2 per person and 3.48 m2 per bed;
In the semi-open division, in room number 7with 10 beds, of surface 31,50m2 and toilet in the
room, 7 persons were accommodated what makes 4,5m2 per person and 3,15m2 per bed; on
the first floor, room number 18, with 10 beds, of surface 31,5m 2 and he toilet in the room, 8
persons were accommodated what makes 3,93m2 per person and 3.15 m2 per bed.
From these data it is evident that in a number of rooms the number of beds is bigger in relation to the
surface set forth by national and international standards.
Many of the prisoners have no lockers for personal belongings so they are forced to purchase the same
at their own expense or to keep things in plastic bags on the floor. Also the lack of tables and chairs
was also notable.
In the institution, not a single room is adapted for persons with disabilities who use wheelchairs, and in
time of the visit there was one convicted person who uses a wheelchair.
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