TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRESENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VISITS UNDERTAKEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SITUATIONS OF DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I. Short-term Deprivation of Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
II. Medium-term Deprivation of Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
II.1. Immigrant Detention Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
II.2. Military Disciplinary Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
III. Long-term Deprivation of Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
III.1. Prison facilities under the authority of the Office of the
Secretary General for Prisons (SGIP) and the Department of
Justice of the Regional Autonomous Government of Catalonia .
III.2. Centers for Juvenile Offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
III.3. Social Health Care Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IV. Special Interest Sites in Deprivation of Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IV.1. Prison hospital wards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IV.2. Operations for the repatriation of foreigners . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINING
AND DISSEMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GENERAL CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX: PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS OF ILL-TREATMENT
BY THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ANNEXES: CONCLUSIONS FROM THE VISITS UNDERTAKEN
IN 2012 AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE CONCLUSIONS FROM VISITS
CONDUCTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Short-term Deprivation of Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Medium-term Deprivation of Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1. Immigrant Detention Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2. Military Disciplinary Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN
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