Short-term Deprivation of liberty
13. The following paragraphs include a description of the shortcomings detect
ed in the centers of short-term deprivation of liberty which were visited. The ta
bles with the specific conclusions regarding each facility, which were sent to the
different public institutions, are included at the end of this section.
The specific conclusions are
14. The video-surveillance systems found in all facilities, with the exception of
those at the Catalan autonomous police force stations, did not comply with the
criteria established in paragraph 477 of the 2010 Annual Report, and in para
graphs 38, 39 and 40 of the 2011 Annual Report. However, the Directorate Gen
eral of the Police, the Directorate General of the Civil Guard and the local police
forces of Bilbao (Biscay) and Tafalla (Navarre) have reported that they accept the
criterion of this Institution, and that their implementation is subject to availabil
ity of funding.
With the exception of the
included at the end of this
section
Catalan autonomous
police force, the video
surveillance systems
continue to fall short
Video-surveillance
monitors at the Catalan
autonomous police force
station in Sabadell
Photograph 1
(Barcelona)
15. In spite of the Spanish National Police Force having reported to this Institu
tion that it was studying the possibility of installing sound calling systems so that
detainees may communicate with the custody officers, this deficiency was found
in a significant number of the visits conducted at facilities of said police force, as
was already set forth in paragraphs 57 of the 2010 Annual Report and 41 of the
2011 Annual Report. Communication between detainees and officers is therefore
still not guaranteed in such cases. The same deficiency was detected at some fa
cilities of the local police forces.
Communication between
16. As was highlighted in paragraphs 104 of the 2010 Annual Report and 42 of
the 2011 Annual Report, this Institution considers that there should be a constant
presence of officers at the prison cell area when there are detainees therein. It has
been noticed that in some facilities there were no sound calling systems or that,
even if they existed, they were not heard in some areas which were far from the
prison cells. Therefore, in case of an emergency, a quick reaction of such officers
would be hindered.
Constant presence of
THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN
detainees and officers is still
not guaranteed
officers in the prison cell
area, when there are any
detainees
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