5. Police detention facilities The Chancellor inspected the cellblock of Viljandi police station in the South Prefecture and the cellblock of Narva police station in the East Prefecture. The Chancellor’s advisers also inspected buildings currently under construction for the detention centre of the migration bureau of the information management and procedural department of the Police and Border Guard Board. The Chancellor asked that during construction of the new building for the detention centre it should be kept in mind that this is neither a prison nor a police detention centre. Keeping persons subject to expulsion and asylum seekers in a building where living conditions and the environment are similar to a prison should be avoided. The centre will have separate rooms for persons in need of enhanced supervision. Persons with special needs (e.g. with a mobility disability) must have equal accessibility to free-time and public areas and to the outdoors. In the Chancellor’s opinion, to prevent and detect ill-treatment it is extremely important to record as precisely as possible and maintain records of the health condition of persons admitted to a cellblock. In Viljandi cellblock, external injuries or their absence were sometimes recorded and sometimes not. 6. Units of the Defence Forces During the reporting period, two inspection visits were carried out to units of the Defence Forces. The Chancellor did not identify any significant shortcomings in the Logistics Battalion. After the inspection visit to the Navy, the Chancellor asked that both active service members and conscripts on watchkeeping duty should not stay in an environment posing a health hazard during repair and maintenance work on ships. 7. Maarjamaa Education College The Chancellor inspected Emajõe Centre and Valgejõe Centre of Maarjamaa Education College, which are educational institutions for pupils requiring special educational measures due to behavioural problems or for pupils with emotional and conduct disorders. Maarjamaa Education College also provides a 24-hour special care service to minors under a court ruling. The inspection revealed that Valgejõe Centre had problems with ensuring the safety of children. Pupils said that they had experienced both mental and physical violence from their peers. Children did not feel sufficient trust towards staff. The staff of the centre mentioned that they would need clearer guidelines on how to 12

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