The institution is plagued with a general situation of insufficient management, which only
compounds the very serious structural difficulties that are known but have not been resolved. This
violates several of the prisoners' fundamental rights: their dignity, hygiene, access to healthcare and
sometimes, even, their physical integrity.
This is why the Chief inspector of places of deprivation of liberty has
recommended that the Minister of Justice take immediate measures to reduce
the prison overcrowding and improve the hygiene conditions to acceptable
standards in the institution. She has recommended increasing staff numbers
and supervision levels in the prison as well as measures likely to resolve the
prevailing climate of violence and halt the violations identified. She asked that
an extensive inspection be conducted of the institution and that the CGLPL
be informed of the conclusions of this inspection and the supervision of their
implementation.
In his response dated 13 December 2016, the Minister of Justice does not call any of the
CGLPL's findings into question. He reports immediate corrective measures, particularly as regards
the practice of body searches, and announces, for the start of 2017, measures aimed at increasing
the number of warders and bringing the hygiene conditions in the institution back up to acceptable
levels. Lastly, he indicates that this institution is being placed under particular surveillance.
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