VISITS BY THE JOINT COMMISSION + English translation was being done. This is expressly welcomed. However, translations into other languages, namely those most commonly spoken by detainees awaiting deportation, should also be provided, in the same way as some leaflets are already available in different languages. + + Other improvements made as part of reorganising the enforcement of custody pending deportation The Ministry of Justice of Lower Saxony notified the Joint Commission of further changes which had been made: + + + + + + + The walls between separate outside areas have already been removed. Detainees awaiting deportation thus have a significantly larger amount of free space at their disposal; they are also permitted to use the biotope on the grounds. + The detention rooms have been furnished entirely with wooden furniture. Each detention room has a TV set with a DVB-T receiver which can be used free of charge. + Detainees awaiting deportation are permitted to be in possession of cash (EUR 50 per week) and to receive an unlimited number of parcels, including those containing food, drinks and tobacco. Visiting times have been considerably extended. Detainees awaiting deportation can now receive visitors every day (including at weekends) without having to apply for visits and without any time restrictions being imposed. The prison doctor’s surgery hours have been increased from four to eight hours per week; he is now available on two days per week. An additional pastoral group meeting is now held weekly. Two Maintenance Worker posts have been created, giving detainees awaiting deportation a (voluntary) job opportunity. More staff have undergone or will be undergoing training so as to be able to offer additional sports activities. New sports equipment and exercise machines have been provided in the outdoor and indoor sports areas, and a separate gym has been set up for female detainees awaiting deportation. The post of Supervising Member of Staff has been created. Detainees awaiting deportation can turn to this member of staff with any questions they may have regarding leisure-time activities and any personal matters. The rules on making purchases have been amended: instead of items being purchased by the prison commercial employee, staff in the unit will once a week buy goods in local supermarkets based on detainees’ wishes. Lockable compartments in the refrigerators in the communal kitchen are available to detainees awaiting deportation who wish to store perishable goods. 5.2.5 – Pre-Deportation Detention Unit in Nuremberg Prison, 19/20 November 2013 A computer with internet access is available for use by detainees awaiting deportation. With effect from 23 November 2013 Mühldorf am Inn Prison was designated as the facility responsible for enforcing custody pending deportation for the whole of Bavaria. The Bavarian State Ministry of Justice therefore did not respond to the recommendations regarding the Pre-Deportation Detention Unit. Section 5.2.2 contains the report on and response to the Joint Commission’s visit to Mühldorf am Inn Prison. For violence prevention reasons, all the detention rooms have been fitted with what are known as “prisoner locks”. Detainees awaiting deportation are thus able to stop other detainees (but not staff) gaining unauthorised access and to prevent their property being stolen. In its response to a question for oral answer raised by several members of the Lower Saxony Land Parliament, the Ministry of Justice of Lower Saxony referred to the following additional changes, amongst 68 others: der-Ehlers (SPD) and Belit Onay (The Greens) regarding “A paradigm change in custody pending deportation practice”, printed in Lower Saxony Land Parliament Printed Paper 17/1535, p. 52 et seqq. 68 Response to a question for oral answer by the Members of the Lower Saxony Land Parliament Marco Brunotte, Andrea Schrö- 66