Long-term Deprivation of Liberty sic life support measures and regular training courses in the correct application of security and restraint measures. Likewise, given that mental disorders are the most prevalent health problems of prison populations, the possibility of imple­ menting a training program for prison staff in mental health and drug addiction should be considered. Lastly, appropriate prison staff should be trained in the detection and documentation of cases of physical abuse, and specifically trained in the Istanbul Protocol. 125. At the Alcala de Guadaira (Seville) and Murcia II prisons it was noted that some staff members were not wearing obligatory identification specifying their job and professional ID number, which has been reported to the SGIP. Prison staff members must 126. During the inspection visit to the Ocaña II prison (Toledo) some inmates complained about the prices at the prison commissary. After comparing the list of prices provided by the prison management with those of some national super­ market chains, it was confirmed that in many cases commissary prices were in fact 20% to 30% higher than outside prices. This entails an additional burden for inmates, many of whom lack economic resources. This concern has been for­ warded to the SGIP for assessment. It has been detected that 127. During one of the interviews held at the Araba/Alava prison, an inmate declared that he had travelled for 11 days from the Albolote prison (Granada) for a family visit, with very few belongings, and that during the overnight stays at different prisons he was not allowed access to his clothes or to have a shower. In this respect, the SGIP has been informed that the necessary meas­ ures must be adopted to enable inmates to travel with enough belongings de­ pending on the length of the transfer, and if fitting, until their return to the prison of origin and to allow them to access said belongings and proper lava­ tory facilities. During transfers, inmates 128. The good practices that should be highlighted include the computerization of personal files by the Directorate General for Penitentiary Services (Dirección General de Servicios Penitenciarios) of the Government of Catalonia, as noted at the women’s prison of Barcelona, and the Intranet at the Araba/Alava prison, where updated information regarding the prison’s most important matters is available (occupancy, register of disciplinary proceedings, register of application of restraining measures, incidents, etc.). The Government of 129. The issue of transport facilities to the prisons was highlighted in paragraph 153 of the 2011 Annual Report. In respect to the Murcia II prison, the SGIP has been asked for information regarding steps taken by the Murcia Region Trans­ portation Agency to provide public transport to the prison, given that at the time of the inspection visit relatives had to drive by car or by taxi from Alcantarilla or the city of Murcia, entailing a cost of about 20€ or 25€ respectively. Public transport must be THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN wear their obligatory identification prices in prison commissaries are 20% to 30% higher than on the outside must be allowed to carry sufficient belongings and access to proper lavatory facilities to clean themselves Catalonia has computerized personal files provided to travel to prisons 103

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