4.2.2.2. Material conditions in the Prison for short sentences in Bijelo Polje
4.2.2.2.1. Conditions in rooms / solitary confinements
a) Size capacity and equipment
Occupancy rate in May 2013 was 70%. At the time of the visit there were situated 56 persons.
Capacity and surface area in collective rooms is as follows:
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In the closed division: room number 1 with size of 18m2, three (3) persons were found during
the visit, four (4) beds, meaning 6m2 per person, or 4.5 m2 per bed; room number 3 of 9m2, two
(2) persons accommodated, two (2) beds, 4,5m2 per person and bed; room number 2a of
30m2, eight (8) persons were accommodated, 16 beds, 3.75m2 per person or 1.87 m2 per bed;
room number 7 of 10m2, three (3) persons number, four (4) beds, 3.33m2 per person and 2.5
m2 per bed;
In semi-open division: room number 1 of 71m2, 16 persons accommodated, 16 beds, 4.43m2
per person and bed; room number 2 of 73m2, 15 persons accommodated, 23 beds, 4.86m2 per
person and 3.17 m2 per bed .
Based on these indicators it is evident that a large number of rooms do not meet international and
national standards in terms of area and the conditions of accommodation of persons.
In some collective rooms bunk beds are connected, which denies the right on single bed and privacy. In
order to meet acceptable international and national standards, the number of beds in rooms should be
adapted with the existing surface area.
Beds and mattresses in part are obsolete, and in part are useless. The lack of pillows is evident.
In one room in the closed division, the wooden floor is completely worn out, so that the subsoil is
visible.
Except beds, the other equipment in rooms is almost inexistent. Many prisoners are not provided with
lockers for personal belongings, and are forced to purchase them at their own expense or they are
keeping things in plastic bags on the floor and on the wall. In majority of the premises there is no
sufficient number of tables and chairs.
Also, in a number of rooms in the closed division the team has found extension electrical cables used to
connect the technical devices, so the lack of sockets is evident. In our opinion, these cables can pose a
risk from electric shock as well as from potential abuse.
There is no room adapted for people with disabilities who use wheelchairs. At the time of the visit there
was no convicted person who uses a wheelchair.
During the reporting year, and after the completion of the visit, the reconstruction of semi-open division
was made. With the reconstruction four smaller rooms of the surface 35m 2 each were obtained and
thereby significantly improved living conditions in terms of surface area and equipment. Each room is
equipped with the necessary furniture to accommodate up to 8 persons. Within each room there is
equipped bathroom.
A living room of 35 m2 was also created during the reconstruction.
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