Long-term Deprivation of Liberty 120. Regarding training, social, cultural and sports activities, at the Ocaña II prison (Toledo) some inmates complained that they spent a lot of time «locked up», «only six or seven hours in the courtyard (at others, ten hours), and few ac­ tivities». On the other hand, the Murcia II prison stands out for the large number There have been complaints regarding training, sociocultural and sports activities at the prisons inspected of activities it has. In respect to the program of activities at the Alcala de Gua­ daira prison (Seville), lack of which had been cause of complaint by some inmates during the 2011 inspection visit, it was noted that there were many activities and were offered all day long, although there was no sports coach, like at the women’s prison of Barcelona, which should be corrected. As regards the complaint re­ ceived by the Security and Justice Department of the Ombudsman Institution in connection with the alleged non-existence of a library in the women’s modules of the Araba/Alava prison, the prison informed that both modules had a room that was used as a library, although some books had to be requested from the library at the multipurpose module, and that some inmates were allowed to go to said library every day. Library at the multipurpose module of Photograph 23 the Araba/Alava prison 121. In respect to the paid activities that inmates can perform, they are given the possibility of performing paid «duties» and jobs in the manufacturing work­ shops. It is noteworthy that at the women’s prison of Barcelona nearly half of the Measures should be taken to increase the offer of paid duties and jobs in manufacturing workshops inmates were involved in paid activities. On the other hand, at the prisons of Araba/Alava and A Lama (Pontevedra) the total number of paid duties and jobs in manufacturing workshops, which are intended to keep inmates occupied, is limited. In consequence the SGIP has been informed that appropri ate measures should be adopted to increase the offer of paid duties and jobs in manufacturing workshops. THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 101

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