Annual Report 2010 by the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture needs to be deployed as a Headquarters in Ciudad Real and the station at Lebrija Town Hall there were necessary part of police cameras but they were out of service, though after notice of this situation was custody procedures given by this Office it was reported at the first of these establishments that a complete renovation of the equipment would take place. In Calahorra (La Rioja) and the Local Police Headquarters in Cordoba there were CCTV cameras in the main corridor, but in the former location it was not possible to make recordings. At the local police station in Pamplona (Navarre) cameras are installed in the common areas but not in the cells, and the recordings made are kept for between 13 and 17 days at the disposal of the Internal Affairs and Investigation Department. At the local police station in San Sebastian (Guipuzcoa) there are CCTV cameras in the custody area, including the cells, and the recordings made are kept for 30 days. A uniform standard for CCTV surveillance and recording should be deployed at all local police forces, and taken on board as a necessary part of police custody procedures. There is no system for 212. Most of the establishments visited were observed to have fire extinguishers automatically opening cells and smoke detectors, though none of them had systems for automatically opening in an emergency and evacuating detainees the cells in an emergency or for the urgent evacuation of detainees. The establishments in Pamplona (Navarre) and Santander (Cantabria) had no fire­ fighting measures at all in place, so a request was made for proper measures to be provided. Except in Haro (La Rioja) 213. Detainees communicate with custodial officers directly by voice, except at detainees communicate the local police establishment in Haro (La Rioja), where there is a call bell in the directly by voice cell. At most of the establishments visited it was reported that there was always at least one officer on guard duty while the cells were occupied, except in Lebrija and Marchena (Seville), where there was no continuous presence of officers. This needs to be remedied. Detainees do not undergo 214. There is no medical examination of detainees on entering or leaving the medical examinations. cells, through healthcare is available if necessary. Detainees who feel unwell or Healthcare is available if necessary wish to see a doctor must inform the personnel at the establishment, who decide whether they should be moved to the allocated healthcare facility. If a detainee shows any signs of infectious or contagious disease, the usual prophylactic precautions are applied and the detainee is isolated. It was reported at almost all the establishments visited that there were no special protocols in place for dealing with pregnant female detainees. Protocols should be introduced for both the aforesaid situations. Food is usually acquired from a nearby bar 215. The food served to detainees is usually acquired from a nearby bar, though some of the establishments visited had machines that dispensed food. As a general 100 THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN

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