Places of short-Term Deprivation of Liberty
the barracks of Aviles (Asturias), Ibiza and Inca (Balearic Islands) were fused. In
the Aviles barracks a metal plate in front of the bulb severely reduces the amount
of light. At the command headquarters in A Coruña provision should be made to
ensure that spare bulbs are available.
99. One of the most frequent problems detected is a lack of proper ventilation in
The lack of proper
holding areas. Detainees interviewed complained of this at several establishments.
ventilation is one of the
On several inspection visits unpleasant odours were detected, so the installation
or replacement of extractor systems was requested at the command headquarters
most frequent problems
detected
and barrack in A Coruña, Ciudad Real, Arguineguin (Las Palmas), Arnedo
(La Rioja), Aviles, Gijon and Villaviciosa (Asturias), Cartagena (Murcia), Inca
and Sant Antoni de Portmany (Balearic Islands), Guzmán el Bueno in Madrid,
Malaga airport, Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Tafalla (Navarre), Torrelavega
(Cantabria) and Vecindario (Las Palmas).
100. Most holding areas have no climate control systems so they are affected by
Most establishments are
changes in temperature. At establishments in some regions such changes may be
affected by changes in
considerable, e.g. at the command headquarters in Ávila, Ceuta, Oviedo (Asturias),
temperature
Seville and Tarragona and in a great many barracks. This issue should be addressed
in the construction and refurbishment of establishments.
101. The general standard of cleanliness and disinfection at the holding cells
The standard of cleanliness
visited was satisfactory. However, recommendations for improvements in
and disinfection was
cleaning were made at the cells of the command headquarters in Gijon (Asturias)
and Toledo, and at the barracks of Arguineguin (Las Palmas), Aviles (Asturias),
Cartagena (Murcia) and El Astillero (Cantabria). It was also recommended that
satisfactory. Cleaning
procedures should be
reviewed when cells are in
use at weekends
cleaning procedures in holding areas be reviewed, especially when the cells are in
use at weekends [e.g. at the barracks in Inca and Sant Antoni de Portmany
(Balearic Islands) and Torrelavega (Cantabria)].
102. CCTV surveillance of holding areas covers the interior of the cells but in
A general CCTV surveillance
many establishments does not extend to the adjoining areas and corridors. Of
protocol needs to be
all the establishments visited, only the Arguineguin barracks in Las Palmas had
no CCTV surveillance. Most establishments are equipped with up-to-date
image capture equipment, though at the barracks in Inca and Sant Antoni de
established, along with
stricter regulations
covering incommunicado
detention
Portmany (Balearic Islands) the equipment available was found to be obsolete
and the images obtained were of poor quality. Establishments must strive to
maintain their cameras in proper working order. To improve surveillance of
detainees, it was requested that monitors displaying CCTV surveillance images
should be installed in the areas adjacent to the holding cells at the command
headquarters in Cadiz and the Guzmán el Bueno barracks in Madrid. A general
protocol on CCTV recording should also be drawn up so as to regulate where
cameras may be installed, what activation systems may be used and how images
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