and there was not any foreigner. Generally, the institutionalisation’s measure has a duration of 18 months.
The educational centre is housed in a multi-purpose building with around 15 years,
with four floors and five services or main areas: administrative, residential, school, clinic
and playful occupation. The facilities are in good condition and the building is ready to
receive persons with disabilities and has sanitary facilities adapted for disabled guests.
There is also appropriate firefighting equipment.
Medical assistance is supported by the local health unit, but the young persons have
not family doctor. Child psychiatry and psychology appointments are realised in the educational centre. There also is nursing care, provided by a professional during four days a
week.
It should be mentioned the efforts to integrate youngsters in some social activities, as
their participation in the Young Parliament.
Two young persons were allocated to this educational centre because they had mental
problems and there is no other adequate answer to them. It was discussed the creation of
a specialised unit, with its own team, to monitoring young persons with mental disorders.
During the visit it was also discussed some questions about the follow-up to the youth
after their release. Being accomplished the measure, the follow-up only must be an informal one.
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Visit no. 21-2015
Date: 2015.09.23
Location: Estabelecimento Prisional de Leiria [Leiria’s Prison Facility] (Leiria)
Subject: Detention conditions: lightning, ventilation, isolation against cold or heat.
Procedures for the separation of inmates. Conditions to implement the concept of
«gender particularity»
In the afternoon of September 23nd, it was visited the Leiria’s Prison Facility.
This facility, categorized as of high security and medium complexity management,
held 164 inmates, for a total capacity of 110 vacancies, 97 in the main wing and 13 in the
former feminine wing.
This establishment only serves for a male population, being almost identical the proportion of preventive and convicted prisoners.
The two wings, of different size and typology, were visited. The former feminine wing
is essentially used for prisoners in transit, and for the fulfilment of weekend detention. As
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