Annual Report 2013 of the National Preventive Mechanism
Video-surveillance system.
Failure to meet criteria
Suggestion for removal of
cameras in visit rooms, not
accepted
179. Failure to comply in full with the criteria contemplated and implemented in paragraph 477 of Annual Report 2010 and paragraph
142 of Annual Report 2012, relating to the video-surveillance system
continues to be observed. The centre of “Sograndio” has very limited
coverage not including common areas of provisional isolation rooms.
Those of “Las Lagunillas” and “Monteledo” do not include all common
areas and that of “Montefiz” was lacking any video-surveillance system
whatsoever. Nevertheless, the authorities responsible for these centres will take into account the criterion conveyed when so permitted
by the budget.
In the case of “Albaidel” a Suggestion was made for the cameras installed in two visit rooms to be removed, since they could violate the
right to personal and family privacy of the detainee young offenders.
The Department of Health and Social Affairs of the Government of
Communities of Castile-La Mancha did not accept the Suggestion on
considering that these rooms are exposed to the passing of non-permitted substances and unauthorized objects by the family relatives of
the minors and that they would imply a serious risk to their own health
and to that of other detainee inmates.
Viewing screens at “Els
Til·lers”, Mollet del Vallès
(Barcelona)
Formalities for admission or
stay. Documentation
136
180. In respect of the formalities for entry or admission of young offenders, it was ascertained that these are sufficiently recorded, in accordance with the criterion established in paragraph 143 of Annual
Report 2012. Likewise, according to paragraph 146 of Annual Report
2012, the information provided to inmates is explained clearly and
comprehensively in various languages, its contents including all matters related to internal operation, rights and duties, disciplinary rules
and means to file requests, claims and appeals. However, in “Sograndio”, it was observed that the information provided did not conform to
the level of training or knowledge of the Spanish language of many
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