Annual Report 2013 of the National Preventive Mechanism
Training of inmates to support
to the unit for persons with
disabilities
136. It was observed that the inmates engaged in supporting the unit
The Educational Therapeutic
Unit for the treatment of
drug addictions of the CP of
Villabona (Asturias)
137. The Educational Therapeutic Unit for the treatment of drug addictions (UTE) is a pioneer project of the CP of Villabona (Asturias),
which has extended to other centres, such as the CPs of Seville and
Seville II. Since its commencement in 1991, the UTE of said CP was
extended and at the time of the visit it had 5 prison units in which 3
UTEs were located. The working method consists of self-help therapeutic groups acting on cognitive-behavioural aspects in an educational area context in contrast with the traditional prison system. For
such purpose, inmates must observe rules that are specified in the
“therapeutic contract” that they must sign on entering the UTE.
for persons with disabilities receive no training to deal with the users
of the program (despite the fact that they cooperate on a permanent
basis in treatment tasks with the action team). The SGIP reported
that, although they do not receive formal training, support inmates are
trained by the Treatment Team of the unit. In addition, at the visit it
was observed that they had limited contact with inmates of other units,
which would be advisable. The SGIP stated that support inmates are
assisted by treatment personnel and, in the case of exhaustion, their
change to other productive activities is ensured.
Although the action model of the UTE has been acknowledged in various fields and is a reference for penitentiary action in Spain, during
the visit it was observed that an internal reorganisation was being carried out that could imply material changes to the project, so that the
Security and Justice Area of the Ombudsman’s Office commenced an
action ex officio with the SGIP.
Lacks in leisure and sports
activities
138. With regard to leisure and sports activities, it must be pointed out
Identification badge
139. During the visit to CP Segovia it was observed that certain officers did not carry the compulsory identification, which should be remedied pursuant to paragraph 125 of Annual Report 2012. The SGIP
repeated to the personnel the obligation to carry the identification
badge.
Food as a cause for complaint
140. Inmates occasionally complain of the food. At CP Puerto I
that CP Puerto I (Cádiz) does not have an occupational or sports monitor, which lack is aggravated by the fact that no NGO cooperates with
the centre implementing specific programs. Accordingly, the necessary
measures should be adopted to remedy the situation.
(Cádiz), for example, a relevant number of inmates complained that
the amount of food had decreased since a few months ago, which was
confirmed by certain officers and some complaints were also received
on the quality of the food, which was reported to the. At the CP of
Segovia, on the other hand, the food provided by the centre was very
positively valued by most of the inmates interviewed.
Lacks in the videosurveillance systems
112
141. As in previous years, lacks in the coverage of the video-surveillance systems were detected at the visits, since certain departments of
the centre are usually not covered by such systems, so that the criterion of this Institution, contained in paragraphs 334 and 447 of Annual
Report 2010 and 120 of Annual Report 2011 had to be repeated. The
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