(d) Take steps to ensure that enforcement judges receive the support from professional physicians, psychologists and social workers necessary to ensure full compliance with relevant judicial mandates, including the issue of appropriate decisions in connection with incidents relating to persons deprived of their liberty. 185.In its comments on the preliminary observations of the Subcommittee, the Ministry of Security indicated that a Standing Oversight Commission composed of members of the Inter-Agency Criminal Justice Commission would be established to give the highest priority to observations and recommendations, and to the implementation of procedures that guarantee due process, and to compile a comprehensive compendium of current legislation that deals with situations of this type. B.Judicial proceedings in respect of the situation in prison establishments 186.The situation in prisons is known to judicial authorities at the highest levels, who have addressed the issue on a number of occasions in their rulings on remedies sought, and have formulated clear recommendations. This has pushed the prison authorities to carry out reforms, which will be described below. Although welcome, however, the reforms have been seriously insufficient and have not gone to the root of the problem, which requires a thorough overhaul of both institutions and attitudes. 187.During its meeting with the President and members of the Supreme Court, the Subcommittee was given a copy of a decision handed down by the Constitutional Chamber on 4 September 2006, concerning a habeas corpus petition filed by the Office of the Attorney for Human Rights on behalf of prisoners at the Marco Aurelio Soto Prison. After conducting an on-site investigation, the Court found that the inmates “live in dangerous and overcrowded conditions [with a maximum capacity of 1,800 inmates, at the time of inspection there were 3,245 inmates, or more than double the capacity], without the means to satisfy their basic human needs, with no regular access to sources of drinking water or healthy food (varied, balanced, and nutritious), no beds or even mattresses, and no effective medical care, (preventive or therapeutic), the dormitories lack light and natural ventilation, and have no hygienic sanitary facilities; there are no areas for sports or recreation, no educational or training programmes, and no work programmes to facilitate their positive reintegration into society (...). As for security, it is clear that the prisoners are vulnerable, since they lack basic safeguards against violence and injury; the few staff members responsible for providing security in the prison do not have the appropriate professional training and lack the minimum necessary equipment”. In the view of the Court, this situation “led to reductionist approach to the application of criminal penalties, distorting the concept of confinement into punishment, under which the individual deprived of liberty is separated from society and abandoned to their fate in places that lack the conditions for a decent human existence (...). The Government of Honduras should take immediate action to put a stop to conditions that verge on cruel and inhuman treatment and undermine the physical, psychological and moral well-being of each of the individuals in its charge”. The Court concluded that the Ministry of Security must take measures to halt these violations within a year. 188.On 2 July 2007, the Ministry of Security published a report listing the measures taken as follows: The roof of the isolation unit was waterproofed to prevent leakage from rainwater Prisoners were transferred to other prison facilities to ease overcrowding in certain areas. The population dropped from 3,667 to 2,763 inmates, a reduction of 24.65 per cent The unit known as “Scorpion” was redesigned to hold inmates with mental illnesses and HIV Work was carried out on the water tank, to purify the water, and on the drainage system Fumigations are carried out periodically, with the assistance of the Ministry of Health Certain areas were provided with electric light A waste disposal unit was built to prevent environmental contamination and a waste collection and disposal service was hired A metal screen was installed to control flies in the kitchen area Permanent medical attention is provided by qualified medical doctors and paramedics Mattresses were distributed to prisoners with mental illnesses and AIDS, as well as to homosexuals and older people One hundred police officers were assigned to the prison, graduates of the Prison Training Centre Convicted prisoners and prisoners awaiting trial are gradually being classified and separated, in accordance with the available resources The profiles of prison staff were reviewed, and appropriate changes are being made in the areas of administration and security A new prison is being built in Olancho, with a view to easing overcrowding in other prisons throughout the country A project was developed to increase the number of technical staff in prisons throughout the country 189.The Supreme Court also gave the Subcommittee its habeas corpus decision of 14 February 2006 which instructed the Ministry of Security to take measures in the San Pedro Sula Prison similar to those carried out in Tegucigalpa. Among the measures taken to comply with the decision, the prison authorities mentioned the following: Work was carried out to ensure a continuous supply of water. Sanitary facilities were enlarged and water storage tanks were built for personal use by inmates.