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possessing or receiving jurisprudence, reports, or other documents and materials produced
by the Commission, the Inter‐American Court or other international human rights
protection agencies.
H.
Recommendation
259.
With regard to effective control of places of deprivation of liberty and to
preventing acts of violence, the Commission makes the following recommendations:
1.
Eradicate corruption by adopting preventive measures, judicial actions,
and public programs for evaluating and guaranteeing governance in
prisons, while eliminating self‐government mechanisms in prisons in
which the authorities do not exercise effective control.
2.
Ensure that the prison authorities control the allocation of cells and beds
and that each inmate has a decent place in which to sleep, sufficient
food, recreation, access to a lavatory and other facilities for the
satisfaction of basic needs without having to pay for them.
3.
Accord equal and fair treatment for all persons deprived of their liberty,
in such a way that the deprivation of liberty is the same for all detainees,
without differences in treatment or discrimination with respect to
individuals for economic or any other reasons.
4.
Evaluate and regulate trade in places of deprivation of liberty and
exercise effective control over the admission of merchandise and the
circulation of money derived from these activities.
5.
Adopt the following measures to prevent violence:
a.
Train prison personnel in ways to prevent violence among
inmates;
b.
Keep different categories of inmate separate, based on age, sex,
type of crime, procedural situation, level of aggressiveness, or
need for protection. For the effective implementation of this
measure, it is necessary to address major structural deficiencies
in the jails;
c.
Increase the number of guards and other internal surveillance
personnel and establish continuous surveillance systems within
establishments;
d.
Effectively prevent the admission of weapons, drugs, alcohol,
and other substances or objects forbidden by law, through
periodic searches and inspections and the use of technological
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