As it can be seen in the graph above, prisons and police forces’ places of detention are the local with more visits since the beginning of NPM’s activity. As it was mentioned, the most intense treatment which was given to educational centres for young people justifies an increase of their number of visits. Reflecting the multiplicity of the types of places that are object of the activity of NPM, it was also visited courts and centres for temporary accommodation of foreigners, with, respectively, five and three times. On the following pages, it is done a brief description of each NPM’s visit, identifying its location, date and purpose. • Visit no. 1-2015 Date: 2015.01.29 Location: Tribunal Central de Instrução Criminal [Lisbon Central Court of Criminal Preparatory Enquiry] (Lisbon) Subject: Food quality. Hygienic and safety conditions of the cells In the morning of January 29th, it was held a visit to the Lisbon Central Court of Criminal Preparatory Enquiry. The detention area, with 5 detention cells, has recently been object of conservation and cleaning works, because the building was not being used for some time. Every cell has the same area and natural and artificial lighting. Cells have doors with iron bars, theirs walls are half tiled and half painted and the floor is also tiled. On the day of NPM’s visit, the temperature was low, which permits to foresee that in the winter it will be colder, since there is no heating appliance. There is only one video camera in the detention area. It was not possible to determine whether it works since the technician who view the images was not present. Either the building administrator as the security firm employee did not know whether the device was operating. In what concerns food quality, it is determined that meals will be provided by Public Security Police, given the bureaucratic difficulties upon contact with the social services of the Ministry of Finance. The menu is the same as the one of Public Security Police. Diets and meals at late hours can be served if necessary. It is possible to provide other meals from outside, at expenses of the detainee, which will be delivered to the police for security reasons. Detainees are provided with two meals: lunch at 12.30pm or 13.00pm and dinner at 20.00pm or 20.30pm. There is no supper. Briefly, in face of the reality found in the detention area of the Lisbon Central Court of Criminal Preparatory Enquiry, it should be mentioned the lack of food proceedings, | 17