Long-term Deprivation of Liberty 131. In general, the conditions of the facilities at the prisons inspected are ac­ ceptable. However, at the prison of A Lama (Pontevedra), the women’s prison of Barcelona and the prison of Ocaña II (Toledo), inmates complained about room temperatures and of the water in the showers, complaint which has been referred In general the state of conservation of the facilities at the prisons inspected is acceptable to the SGIP and the Department of Justice of the Government of Catalonia, for assessment and subsequent adoption of appropriate measures, in accordance with the content of paragraphs 328 of the 2010 Annual Report and 157 of the 2011 Annual Report. Furthermore, at the Ocaña II prison (Toledo) some of the inmates interviewed complained that since the showers of the modules were locat­ ed in the courtyard, in the winter they had to shower out in the cold, where there was a lack of security and it was difficult to warn prison staff in case of fights. They also complained that the water of the showers in module 7 was cold. The complaints were forwarded to the SGIP for verification and if fitting, to have measures adopted to correct the deficiencies. At the Araba/Alava prison, inspectors were informed that even though it had been opened recently, subsidence of the terrain had caused cracks, disadjust­ ments of doors, etc. Furthermore, other aspects of infrastructures that had been The Araba/Alava prison had cracks due to subsidence of the terrain cause of complaints to this Institution’s Security and Justice Department were noted, although the natural light was not deemed insufficient and the courtyards of the infirmary and women’s modules were not considered to be small. Courtyard of one of the women’s modules at the Photograph 27 Araba/Alava prison Lastly, at the Ocaña II prison no hoses, alarm switches, standalone fire-fighting equipment, smoke alarms, door signs or automatic door opening system were seen, which must be corrected. THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 105

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