10.3. The authorities’ responses to the major measures taken by the NPM
number of female detainees involved in work activities, as well as free time
activities available to them.
The authorised number of the prison service staff was 409, of which 385
positions were filled, i.e., there was a 6% staff shortage. Overwork and
stress, affecting the personnel, the supervisory staff, in particular, present
serious difficulties in performing everyday tasks, even in those units where
there is no staff shortage. With a view to remedying the improprieties related to fundamental rights, I suggested that the warden should take all
necessary measures to fill the vacant positions, furthermore, I requested
the Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service to consider increasing the number of positions at the Institution. I was informed by the warden that they conducted regular recruitment activities in order to fill the
vacancies. The Director General indicated that the positions available in
the Institution can only be increased after the vacancies are filled.
The Institution did not have any information regarding the identities
and the special needs of the detainees living with disabilities, and not even
the medical staff was aware of who qualifies as a person with disability on
the basis of the relevant laws. It cast serious doubt on whether the protection of the special rights of persons living with disabilities could be ensured
in practice. I requested the warden to identify detainees living with disabilities and assess their special requirements. I was informed by the Institution’s warden on that he had made the relevant data available to the competent members of the staff, by observing the rules on the management of
sensitive data. The Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service took
measures to ensure that the penitentiary institution include the presentation of the provisions set out in CRPD in its annual education plan, besides
other international human rights treaties.
10.3.4. Central Holding Facility of the Metropolitan Police
Headquarters of Budapest
In the Central Holding Facility of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of
Budapest (hereinafter the “Holding Facility”), there were as many as 20 detainees at the 46 authorised places at the time of the follow-up visit, i.e. occupancy was at 43.4%.
The circumstances of detention have not improved at all 225 since the previous visit. I requested the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters
of Budapest to take measures for the refurbishment of the Holding Facility,
by ensuring appropriate lighting and ventilation, uninterrupted hot water
supply in the bathrooms, undelayed renewal of the exercise area, and also,
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