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
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