CAT/OP/ROU/1/Add.1
In what concerns the issues raised by the SPT regarding Iaşi Prison (paragraph
51), we mention that it was not possible to start a concrete investigation due to
the lack of evidence to be corroborated with the oral declarations of the heard or
questioned inmates. Thus, in the content of the report there is no evidence or
elements which can be considered as starting point for what it has been mentioned
in this section. Moreover, we mention that, at the level of the prison, there is no
staff member convicted following a criminal complaints made by the inmates, for
a possible offence committed against the convicted inmates.
Regarding the cases with operational incidents, we mention that all actions are
recorded by a video operator having this attribution. This obligation is coming from
the provisions of the Regulation concerning the security of the detention places
subordinated to the National Administration of Penitentiaries. The 7 visited prisons
have surveillance cameras and video cameras placed on the members of the
associated teams for special security, constraint and control measures, as follows:
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Aiud Prison - 3 portable video cameras, 1 video camera placed on the transfer
vehicle (Aiud-Craiova) and 138 video cameras for the surveillance of the detention
spaces;
Botoşani Prison – in the unit are placed surveillance cameras in the E3 section, in
the visit sector, in check point no.1, in check point no.2, food unit, central heating,
hydrophore, workshops where the inmates selected for work are developing their
activity and at the waste separate collection dumpster, the total number being of
27 cameras.
Gherla Prison – it has 117 surveillance rooms, as follows: 9 are in the detention
sections, 4 in the courtyards, 14 in the check points, 13 on walkways and tableland,
2 at the level of the workshops, 5 at the level of the prison perimeter, 2 in the
prison shops, 10 in the visit sector, 48 in the Therapeutic Centre, 6 in the Exterior
Section Cluj-Napoca. The members of the special operative team use a cameraman
for recording all the interventions.
Giurgiu Prison – in the prison there are installed 49 fixed surveillance cameras and
2 mobile cameras for recording the interventions. These cameras are allocated to
a member of the special operative team and to the cameraman in duty;
Iaşi Prison – 171 functional surveillance cameras, as follows: 70 for the prison
perimeter, 28 inside, at the A and B pavilions, 45 at D pavilion (open regime), 20 at
the courtyards, 8 at the visit sector.
Constanţa - Poarta Albă Prison – at the level of the prison there are surveillance
systems installed for the surveillance of two detention sections (E4 and E5), visits
sectors and access in the detention sector, the total number being of 58 cameras;
the Prison has obtained the approval for an investment consisting in making an
electronic surveillance system for the Exterior Section Valu lui Traian, the activity
being now in the technical project phase;
Prison for women Ploieşti - Târgşorul Nou – in the prison are placed 63 fixed
surveillance cameras.
The data on self-aggressive behaviours, at the level of all units in the prison
system, are registered and analysed, by the National Administration of
Penitentiaries, starting with 2010, from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Concerning the reason why the inmates resort to this type of behaviour, we
mention that this is one of the criteria taken into account in the above mentioned
analyses. In the period 2010-2016, in none of the situations the young inmates (or
other inmate) mentioned that the reason of their self-aggressions was to avoid to
be beaten by associated teams for special security, constraint and control
measures. From the National Administration of Penitentiaries database, it results
that the main reasons are: family problems, lack of some goods (cigarettes),
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