Places of Long-Term Deprivation of Liberty authorities make to their re-socialisation process. The operation of modules of this nature is based on inmate participation and on the existence of numerous committees responsible for managing their everyday life, whereby the formal control systems used by the prison authorities are activated solely when strictly necessary. Their operation is based on inmate participation and they are made available to inmates who show a reinforced commitment to their own re-education The main channel for conflict resolution in these blocks involves dialogue between the inmates affected, whereby a disciplinary measure is seen as a last resort, which also compromises the affected inmate’s continued presence in the module. The inspection visits made have provided an opportunity to speak to inmates expelled from these modules of respect against their wishes, who expressed their desire to rejoin them once more. The difficulty in remaining in these modules lies in the high level of commitment required of the inmates in practice. Nevertheless, expulsions are not definitive, but contemplate a possible reprieve if the inmates’ attitude changes for the better. Whilst acknowledging the benefits of this measure, it should be noted that their level of requirement restricts the profile of the candidates able to join these modules, whereby there continues to be a need to further develop treatment programmes that are applicable to broader groups. 347. The authorities are required to provide both basic education for inmates and their possibility of studying the corresponding courses in secondary and higher education. By means of agreements with the autonomous communities, which are responsible for education in their regions, public sector employees from the corresponding departments render their services at the different prisons, which tend to be rated as adult training centres, or are attached to a centre of this kind in a nearby town or city, which in both cases enables inmates to receive a recognised qualification in those studies they have completed successfully. In addition, they can study a university degree through the Spanish National Distance-Learning University (UNED). Access is to be provided to The most significant shortcoming observed during the inspection visits was the shortage of teachers for attending to the inmate population at certain prisons, such as at Morón de la Frontera (Seville), where there is a long waiting-list. The inspection visits have The prisons also have libraries, both general ones and in the modules, which are stocked with books, the daily press and magazines, although generally speaking the range of books available in the modules is somewhat limited, and in some cases they do not provide the most appropriate reading material; as in the case of certain multipurpose rooms and modular libraries at the Madrid II prison in Alcalá de Henares. There are libraries In addition to formal education, the prisons visited have skills coaches, together with instructors, voluntary social workers, delegates from centres providing extension courses, and other people responsible for organising activities that The centres visited have THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN basic education and to the possibility of studying courses in secondary and higher education revealed a shortage of teachers in some cases skills coaches 145