34 THE GREEK OMBUDSMAN green areas, are fully exposed to the weather conditions (rainfall, intense sunshine). An issue that concerns both the detainees and the staff is employment and allocation of jobs. More specifically, in the "closed" section there are 50 "inhouse" jobs (kitchen, bakery, housekeeping), which are rotated quarterly to detainees on the basis of a number of criteria (remaining sentence to be served, prior authorisation for temporary release, special skills), in agreement with the prosecutor-supervisor of the prison. Outside jobs are also allocated ('teams' for agricultural work, 'workshops' for technical work – mainly building maintenance). Job placement, the type of job, and the length of employment are among the issues that cause the most disruption, given that all these factors are directly related to the beneficial calculation of time served in prison. Although the meal schedule seems balanced and complete, during days of our inspection we recorded several objections to the diet, as it contained red meat only once a week. As the prisoners explained, this ratio is not sufficient, as most of them are occupied in demanding in-house and outside jobs. One positive thing, of course, is the fact that most of the raw materials used to feed the prisoners come from the production of the Detention Facility itself. However, as the cooking of these products is handled by inmates (who often lack relevant knowledge), optimal use is not always made of the products provided. In any case, the fact that the detainees consume largely their own agricultural products should not result in reduced frequency or quantities of red meat in the food programme. Despite producing agricultural and animal products, the Detention facility is not permitted to sell these products, as the relevant conditions (bakery operation licence, product packaging licence) have not been met.

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