VISITS BY THE JOINT COMMISSION Hahnöfersand Juvenile Penal Institution Neustrelitz Juvenile Institution X Raßnitz Juvenile Institution X Regis-Breitingen Juvenile Penal Institution Wriezen Prison X X Translations of house rules Purposeful activities Staff qualifications and training Supervision during unlocking times Keeping cells clean Disciplinary measures Special precautions Protecting privacy Recommendation: 2 – JUVENILE PENAL INSTITUTIONS X X X X X X X X X X X toilet, is visible from the anteroom through two windows in the door as well as through a second large window. When the blind on the large window is pulled down it is not possible to see into the specially secured room. The fact that the toilet is fully visible represents an invasion of the privacy of the juveniles detained in the specially secured room. In the Joint Commission’s view, priority should be given to protecting the physical integrity of those taken into detention. It follows from Article 1 of the Basic Law that each person has the right to the preservation of privacy when performing their bodily needs. The CPT shares this opinion and recommends that in-cell sanitary facilities be partially screened to 28 preserve a minimum of privacy. The documents sent to the Joint Commission reveal that the specially secured room is used extremely rarely. Nonetheless, the Joint Commission is of the opinion that only where there is an acute danger of self-harm or suicide does it appear conceivable, in carefully considered, substantiated and documented individual cases, to permit unrestricted monitoring of the room. Response: CCTV monitoring is not in operation in any specially secured rooms in the prison system in Saxony. A member of staff is posted in front of the specially secured room to supervise and communicate with the prisoner (known as “Sitzwache”), depending on the individual case either on a permanent or temporary basis. The decision to 2.1 – REGIS-BREITINGEN JUVENILE PENAL INSTITUTION, 13 FEBRUARY 2014 The Joint Commission visited Regis-Breitingen Juvenile Penal Institution and Detention Centre on 13 February 2014. Regis-Breitingen Juvenile Penal Institution is responsible for enforcing youth imprisonment against male juveniles and young adults in Saxony. It has a capacity of 327; on 1 February 2014 it was holding 241 offenders. The Joint Commission visited the admissions and diagnostic area, the medical section, a residential group for first-time offenders, including the sanitary facilities and common room, the basic residential group, the specially secured room containing no dangerous objects, the visiting area, classrooms and vocational training facilities, the recreation yard, the sports hall and the art therapy rooms. It spoke with the head of the facility, the doctor, a psychologist, the chair and two members of the staff council, as well as other members of staff working in various units. In addition, the Joint Commission spoke with the prisoner representatives (five juveniles from various units). 2.1.1 – Recommendations and response The Juvenile Penal Institution has two specially secured rooms which are furnished with a mattress and a squat toilet. The entire room, including the 28 32 cf. CPT/Inf (2010) 16, paragraph 17