4.2.4.3. The right to conjugal visits
At the level of the penal reformatory home there are three rooms for conjugal visits. Conditions in these
rooms are unsatisfactory, the walls are unpainted and the presence of moisture is evident, beds and
closets are worn out.
Within these rooms there is a bathroom with toilet. Heating and cooling are regulated with air
conditioning.
4.2.4.4. The right to food and water
Convicted persons have three meals a day, according to the menu that changes every 15 days, and
which is adapted to the needs of persons of different religion. The obligation of the health services is to
conduct medical surveillance of hygiene and food safety. The doctor controls the food on daily basis
and registers observations in a special book of observations. Hygiene of the premises is controlled on a
daily bases, and once a week the general cleaning is done.
The book with the observations and recommendations of the doctor is regularly submitted to the chief,
who takes measures to remedy the irregularities.
Convicted persons accommodated in the pavilions "A", "B" and "D" use common dining room, which is
located in the central kitchen, alternating by linear system of food distribution.
In other pavilions the food is delivered from the central kitchen in special containers called “manjerke”.
To a certain number of prisoners the food is delivered by their families.
All prisoners have unlimited access to drinking water at all times.
4.2.4.5. Right to health care
Some convicts informed us that there is a problem with securing the necessary medicines, so they are
forced to purchase them by their own through their families. They also complained on excessive waiting
for specialist examinations that are performed outside the institution.
In order to determine the relevant facts, according to the Decision on establishing advisory body to the
Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro, an expert of court medicine was hired, as a
team member of the NPM.
a) Ambulatory and examinations of prisoners
In the Penal reformatory home there are five ambulatories, out of which the ambulatory in pavilion "A"
provides health care for the pavilions "A", "B", "C" and disciplinary division. The ambulatory in pavilion
"D" provides health care for the "D" pavilion. There is also special ambulatory for women's division.
Further, there is the ambulatory for "E" and "F" pavilions and division for juveniles, which is part of the
"F" pavilion and also the ambulatory for semi-open division. All ambulatories are equipped with
standard medical equipment: set for bandaging, device for measuring blood pressure, bottle with
oxygen, anti-shock set, sterilizer and other utensils. All equipment is in usable condition, but is quite
worn out.
The ambulatories located in the building of the Remand prison in Podgorica are available to prisoners
of Penal reformatory home, in case of the need for additional diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.
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