and there was no protection against bad weather conditions. The CPT recommended that steps be taken
to ensure that all inmates have the possibility to take their daily outdoor exercise in conditions which
enable them to physically exert themselves. Further, all exercise yards should be equipped with some
protection against inclement weather and, preferably, offer a horizontal outside view.160.
The remand prison Warszawa-Białołęka has not implemented the recommendation. The
walking yard was still equipped only with benches and some simple pull up bars, but there was no proper
roofing (only a small partial cover). The surface of the walking yard was cracked. The yard was
surrounded by a concrete wall over which a metal mesh was stretched, which made the area look like a
cage. During the walk, the prisoners did not perform any physical exercises or use the pull up bars. There
were two outdoor gym stations within the premises of the facility. However, they were not available to
all inmates on daily basis.
The renovation plan to be implemented by 2022 provides for the adjustment of the walking yard
for team games, according to the guidelines of the Director General of the Prison Service161.
The remand prison Warszawa-Służewiec has implemented the recommendation in part.
The walking yards were partially roofed. However, they resembled cages and were very small (the
smallest one had only 20.1 m2 and, as the visiting team found, there had been situations where as many
as 12 prisoners were taking a walk there). The yards were covered with a metal mesh on top. Their only
piece of equipment was a small wooden bench.
Access to General Practitioners
During the CPT visit to the remand prison Warszawa-Białołęka in 2017, health care was
provided to the inmates by 3 general practitioners employed full time. At the remand prison WarszawaSłużewiec, health care was provided to the inmates by one general practitioner employed full time. The
CPT delegation members were informed by inmates in both facilities that the waiting times for medical
consultations were very long. In the opinion of the CPT, there was a need to increase the employment
of general practitioners at the Warszawa-Białołęka facility up to 5 full-time doctors, and at the
Warszawa-Służewiec facility up to three full-time jobs162.
Both establishments failed to implement the recommendation. The NMPT delegation
received information that despite the increased employment of doctors, the availability of medical care
for inmates had not improved. Inmates continued to report that the time of waiting for an appointment
with a general practitioner was very long, sometimes several days.
160
Ibid., para. 74.
161
See: Guideline no. 2/2013 of 4.06.2013
162
CPT report on the visit to Poland, CPT/Inf (2018) 39, points 75 and 76, and footnotes no. 66 and 68.
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