Annual Report 2010 by the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture Centres of extremely 254. The origin and construction of the buildings housing the CIEs is extremely diverse origin and diverse. We therefore find buildings built specifically for this purpose, such as construction those in Barcelona and Madrid. In other cases, old establishments have been refurbished, as in the cases of the CIEs in Murcia and Valencia, where, nevertheless, numerous and ongoing alterations have been made along with maintenance tasks. The most recent ones were in 2005 in the case of Valencia and in July 2010 at the CIE in Murcia. The CIE in Algeciras (Cadiz) Regarding the CIE in Algeciras (Cadiz), which is housed on the premises of the is housed on the premises former provincial prison, it should be noted that it does not fulfil the minimum of the former provincial prison and does not fulfil the minimum acceptable expected requirements, whereby it should be closed immediately and new facilities provided, especially when no far-reaching refurbishment is planned to palliate its requirements. It should numerous shortcomings and deficiencies. This negative opinion cannot be therefore be closed tempered by the existence of the Isla de las Palomas facilities in Tarifa, given that immediately in practical terms they operate as an independent centre, and the better condition of the premises — which in general terms are better suited to detention than the actual CIE in Algeciras (Cadiz) — does not change the situation of the inmates at the main establishment. The CIE in Malaga should In turn, the CIE in Malaga does not uphold the parameters expected of a centre also be closed of its nature. The building has serious structural issues. It is damp and requires endless repair work. In view of this, this CIE should be closed and replaced by a new build. If this is not a feasible option, urgent repair work needs to be carried out on several parts of the premises. Except in those cases of The conditions of the staff facilities are generally acceptable, except in those recommended closure, centres recommended for closure. Nevertheless, the CIE in Valencia was affected staff facilities are acceptable by strong, persistent bad odours, due to the poor cleaning of the septic tanks that are underneath the building. This circumstance affected only the administrative areas, and not the part of the building housing the inmates, and it was noted that the problem needed to be solved. Separation between sexes 255. All the CIEs separate by sexes. Other criteria used for allocating people to dormitories include geographical provenance and, insofar as possible, language affinities. Sparsely furnished 256. The establishments used for accommodating the foreign nationals detained communal cell-rooms in all the CIEs involve communal cell-rooms that are not provided with their own bathroom facilities containing a toilet and shower, except in the case of certain blocks at the CIE in Algeciras (Cadiz), the CIE facilities in Malaga and those in the Tarifa annex, which have toilets, washbasins and showers inside the rooms. Generally speaking, the furniture is sparse and not all the establishments provide shelves or lockers. 114 THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN