Police detention centres The commission reviewed the detention of persons in a detention area at the closed detention station established in May 2017 and found problems as well: apparently, prisoners were primarily transferred to this area for disciplinary purposes. In addition, every hunger-striking detainee was held in this area for a certain period. The NPM asked the Federal Ministry of the Interior to issue a statement regarding this follow-up visit. It had not been received at the time of completing this report. New area for closed detention During another follow-up visit in November 2017, the commission primarily observed deficiencies in the medical care of substance-impaired detainees. The NPM asked the Federal Ministry of the Interior to announce measures to ensure adequate medical care to the affected persons. The NPM again recommended that patient documentation be maintained in electronic form. It was found that there were gaps and incorrect information in the handwritten documentation. For example, the staff did not notice that the results of more than 20 chest X-rays for diagnosing tuberculosis were missing. Follow-up visit in November 2017 In addition to other organisational deficiencies, the NPM criticised the fact that guards were present at all medical examinations. Criticism was also directed at the small food portions and the continued lack of employment opportunities. Moreover, the NPM again expressed its concerns regarding the handling of closed detention at the detention centre. The Federal Ministry of the Interior also failed to make a statement with respect to this follow-up visit to date. In its Report 2016 (p. 146), the NPM reported on the visit to Vordernberg detention centre by the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Disabled Persons of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in November 2016. The PACE delegation saw a need to increase the number of guards and improve access to information on the reasons for detention. This mainly related to the detainees’ right to legal counselling. The delegation proposed that the design of the start screen on the information terminal, which is currently only in two languages, be changed. Visit to Vordernberg detention centre by PACE and APT In March 2017, the Federal Ministry of the Interior stated that it had ordered the transfer of ten additional police officers to the detention centre and also ordered technical improvements to the information terminal. The Federal Ministry rejected the criticism that information on legal counselling opportunities was unclear. It also explained that detainees receive a comprehensive informational brochure regarding their rights at admission. The NPM verified that legal counselling services are described in detail in that brochure. The PACE delegation was erroneously provided with a document that differed from this brochure. 155