prison record book, special incidents (e.g. dispensing medicines, injuries, suicide attempts, consultation of a doctor, binding, etc.), as well as documentation of the patrols that were carried out, were also documented in writing in a “diary” which was kept parallel to the prison record book. The current draft of the official regulation for the equipment and use of police cells, which was currently to be revised, included an obligation to document special events that were not listed elsewhere. The notice on legal appeals available at Police Station 16 with measures entailing deprivation of liberty in accordance with the Bavarian Police Tasks Act did not contain any indication of the right to consult legal counsel, to a medical examination and to inform relatives or a person enjoying one’s confidence. The information sheet for notices in accordance with the Bavarian Police Tasks Act should be supplemented to include the right to access to a lawyer, to have access to a doctor and to inform relatives, and should be provided in the same number of languages as the information sheet in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure. Reaction: The recommendation to include additional indications in the form, as well as to provide the form in several languages, and hence to the same degree as the information sheet in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure (German and 46 other languages), would be examined. The Joint Commission found when inspecting the detention cells in Police Station 16 that the two-way intercom in one of the two cells did not work. It was only possible to operate it in the second cell after several attempts. If there was no officer in the corridor of the detention area, there was therefore no way for a person accommodated in this cell to draw attention to themselves. Reaction: The two-way intercom had been repaired immediately after the visit. The constructional and hygienic condition of the detention cells discovered in Police Station 16 was not acceptable. Both the two cells themselves and the corridor were in a very dirty, unhygienic condition at the time of the visit. The toilets of both cells were very dirty, as were the washbasin outside the detention cells and the floor. The entire detention area smelled strongly of urine, and there was no way of opening windows or any other means of ventilation. In contradistinction to the practice in the detention facility of Police Station Complementary Services 6, Police Station 16 had neither mattresses nor blankets. The wooden beds which were used as stretchers were badly damaged and worn. The officers could look through the bars which replaced the cell door and see the entire cells, so that the accommodated persons could also be observed when using the toilet. It should be examined what constructional measures can be taken to provide a sight guard for the toilet area. 67