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CONSOLIDATED REPORT
There were no complaints
about violation or restriction
on receipt of parcels on part
of the detainees. Receipt
of parcels from the family
members shall be carried
out daily, according to the
schedule, at the request of
the family members. Properly
equipped visiting room for
meeting with the family
members is available. The
visits shall be made according
to the requests in consultation
with the administration of
the institution. Detainees
have the opportunity to send
correspondence, through the
duty officer, who shall forward
all appeals, complaints to the
special department of the
PTDC.
Right to listen radio, watch TV,
read newspapers, magazines
International Standard
International standards
provide for the need to
bring to the attention of
prisoners the most important
news, providing them with
an opportunity to read
newspapers, magazines or
other publications, to listen
radio programs1.
The Summary of Principles
provides for the right of
detainees or of the imprisoned
persons to receive in
reasonable numbers, if from
public sources, the information
materialцs within the available
1. The Nelson Mandela Rules, Rules 37, 39.
National Standard
The accused have the right
to listen radio programs in
their spare time when they are
not involved in compulsory
mass activities, except for
the time set aside by the
institution for sleep.
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