cells, cannot be met on a large scale, as the system of imprisonment, by nature,
entails severe restrictions. The architectural conditions in some penitentiary
facilities also influence the possibility to organize such activities.110.
Sobering-up stations
In 2018, the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture visited
three sobering-up stations111.
Detention facilities of the military police
In 2018, the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture conducted
a visit to the detention facility of the Mazowsze Region’s Military Police Unit
in Warsaw. The facility does not work on regular basis and is in use only when
a detained person is placed there.
RE-inspections
In 2018, the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture conducted
re-inspections at four previously visited establishments112.
The re-inspections of the establishments sought to monitor their adjustment
to the needs of prisoners with disabilities.
Letter of the Minister of Justice of 14 April 2018, file no. DWMPC-III-850-2/18.
Sobering-up station in Bydgoszcz (KMP.574.2.2018); Unit for care provision to drunk persons, which operates within the Alcoholism Prevention and Problem Solving Centre in Piła
(KMP.574.1.2018); the Diagnostic and Observation Unit of the Municipal Centre for Therapies and Prevention in Łódź (KMP.574.4.2018).
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Pre-trial detention facility in Lublin (KMP.571.6.2016); Prison in Bydgoszcz-Fordon
(KMP.571.7.2016); Psychiatric Hospital in Węgorzewo (KMP.574.5.2014); “Florans” social
care home in Stare Babice (KMP.573.18.2017).
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