Training Centre for the Sector of Justice (CPJ). The prison population can still attend the
General Directorate’s own programs aimed at sex offenders.
Medical assistance is provided through outsourcing, with presence in prison in three
hours per week, spread over three days each week. Nursing support, also through outsourcing, enables nurses to be in prison 25 hours each week. The professionals come from
the Red Cross Delegation or the Faro Hospital. In this case, the professional connection
to Faro health facility also facilitates the access of prisoners to Specialty Appointment services and the Emergency Department. Dental consultations are held on the premises of
the Faro prison facility, every two weeks. Psychiatric consultations are carried out by the
Technical Team of Specialized Treatment of Integrated Response Centre of Olhão. For
cases of tuberculosis or when it is being given methadone, inmates have to go to the Olhão
Health Centre. Moreover, Prison Hospital or Faro Hospital can be addressed.
Finally, a visit was made to the prison area, having been covered the accommodation
spaces on sectors of A and B and common areas. They were seen ordinary cells, the disciplinary cells and dormitories and other spaces, such as reading room, library, gym, barber
shop, patio, living room, and bar. The kitchen and the dining room were also visited.
The conditions of existing facilities are amazingly adequate, in terms of painting,
cleaning and hygiene. The property appears to have regular restoration and conservation
works, which makes the space nice and very clean. Also because of this, the environment
in prison seemed quiet, although disciplined.
The impression caused by the prison facility was indeed positive. On the whole, the
state of the installations is pleasant and the general atmosphere seemed calm and harmonious. Certainly the facilities contribute to that fact, but the main factor will probably be
the degree of occupation of prisoners, both at school and professional level.
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Visit no. 37-2015
Date: 2015.11.24
Location: Esquadra de Olhão da Polícia de Segurança Pública [Police Station of
Olhão] (Faro)
Subject: Detention conditions. Procedures of contact with Prosecutor’s Office.
Dialogue with the detainees, especially about the time of detention and the transport
condition
In the morning of November 24th, a visit was made to the Police Station of Olhão.
Received by the Commander, the NPM’s visitors were informed of the existence of
two detention cells. Any of them is used for, at least, one year. According to the given
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