Short-term Deprivation of liberty
Likewise, the metal grids protecting lights inside the cells at the Local Police sta
tions in Marbella and Fuengirola (Malaga) may facilitate the same suicide or self
harm attempts, and also the porcelain bathroom fittings of these facilities, as well
as those existing in the holding cells of the Spanish National Police Force station
in Malaga and in the bathrooms of the Spanish National Police Force station in
Medina del Campo (Valladolid).
Maximum attention should
be paid to the safety
guarantees
At said holding cells of the police station in Malaga, bed headboards have bars, as
well as the steps of the built-in bunk beds at the Local Police station in Ejea de los
Caballeros (Saragossa) that have two vertical bars and several horizontal ones,
which may also lead to detainees trying to harm themselves.
In an effort to maximize the safety guarantees, the case of the cell doors at the
Catalan autonomous police force station in Sabadell (Barcelona) should be
highlighted as good practice. In such cell doors, in spite of having vertical bars,
a stop has been installed in the top end of its hinges to prevent any hanging or
knotting and, therefore avoiding any attempt of detainees for self-harm or sui
cide.
According to information provided by the Directorate General of the Police, in
2012 a total of 386 self-harm attempts have taken place.
Table 18. Total number of self-harm attempts registered in 2012 by detainees
in custody with the Spanish National Police Force
Police Department
Province
Almeria
28
28
Cordoba
6
6
Granada
8
8
Huelva
7
7
Jaen
4
4
Malaga
1
22
23
Seville
2
29
31
3
107
110
1
7
8
1
7
8
11
11
15
16
12
12
1
18
19
1
30
31
Aragon
Asturias
Baleares
1
Las Palmas
Santa Cruz de
Tenerife
THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN
Police there has been a
total of 386 self-harm
attempts
Total
3
Cadiz
Canary Islands
Mild
3
Saragossa
Directorate General of the
Injury result
Severe
Andalusia
According to data from the
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