Overview of Recommendations submitted by the Commission in 2017
Furthermore, the orders in question must be thoroughly documented, comprehensible, and available for consultation at
any time accessible for the individual concerned (NCPT Report, Lenzburg 2017, p. 3).
l.
Security
– The Commission recommends that the administration of the
Zurich Prison reviews its policy of not allowing the opening
of cell doors in emergencies, at night, or where a reduced
staff is on hand, prior to the arrival of the police or the emergency medical services (NCPT Report, Zurich 2017, p. 5).
m. Staffing
– The Commission encourages the administration of Zurich Prison (women’s unit) to arrange for further formation opportunities for with regard to the specific needs of women in
detention (NCPT Report, Zurich 2017, p. 8).
II. Administrative detention under
immigration law
a.
Infrastructure / accommodation
– The Commission recommends that the leisure activities room
at Bässlergut Prison (administrative detention under immigration law) be arranged in a friendlier manner and that the possibility of installing cooking facilities be examined. It further
recommends that efforts for providing protection against
passive smoke or for setting up a separate smoking room be
reviewed (NCPT Report, Bässlergut 2017, pp. 5 and 8).
– The Commission recommends that the Realta Correctional
Facility take urgent measures to improve the lighting in the
cells, to arrange the leisure activities room in a friendlier
manner and to again permit access to cooking facilities
(NCPT Report, Realta 2017, p. 5).
– Due to the existing infrastructure and the general prevailing
conditions, the Commission ranked the accommodation of
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