Four of the prisoners have diabetes and are treated with insulin.
Due to various diseases approximately 70 prisoners are subject to special diets, including
drug addicts. According to the medical specialists the diets are monitored strictly. This,
however, is in contradiction with the information shared during the interviews with the
prisoners.
There are prisoners with schizophrenia, epilepsy, for which these individuals receive
medication paid by the NHIF and they are in remission (there have not been
manifestations of the diseases over a long period of time), various reduced ability
percentages.
In case of need for hospital treatment the prisoners are referred to the SHATP in the
prison in Sofia.
There have not been serious self-injuries during the recent years. In 2011 there were 3
deaths, and in 2012 - 6. All deaths were caused by diseases and no post mortem
expertises were performed.
Prophylactic exams, including consultations with specialists and laboratory tests, are
performed once a year on all prisoners at the prison in Bobov Dol.
Social activities and educational work with the prisoners
The NPM found that most of the prisoners in the prison in Bourgas are left to do nothing
during most of the day. To some extent this is due to the lack of premises for social
activities. The premises that were used for this purpose have been rearranged into
sleeping premises in order to alleviate the overpopulation problems. The lack of such
premises leads to irregular social and educational work, which cannot ensure full day
engagement of each of the prisoners, except those engaged in educational activities or
work. The lack of sufficient number of social workers does not allow planning for and
implementation of such activity.
Despite the difficulties the Social Activities and Educational Work Plan for the prisoners in
2013 includes: 2 compulsory programmes; 9 specialised programmes; 2 educational
programmes and 4 clubs by interest.
Amendments in the law are required to resolve the problem. An average of 140 prisoners
are distributed to 9 social workers in the prison and the two boarding houses, 1 inspector
(probation), 1 inspector in admission ward, two psychologists and 1 sector chief, and
when someone is away on holidays the above mentioned specialists have to handle
approximately 200 prisoners.
The NPM is of the opinion that CD ES can and in the following budget years should
envisage increase in the full-time positions for social workers and financing of social
activities, including by attracting non-government organisations, until the physical asset
base is in place.
Employment in 2012 in Bourgas prison encompasses 84 prisoners, mainly in the machine
workshops and in relation to the general maintenance of the prison (which represents
approximately 9% of all prisoners). A significant portion, however, is focused in the
housekeeping positions, related to the auxiliary activities in the prison. The production
activities in the window frames workshop in Bourgas was suspended due to the current
economic situation. There is a slight upward trend with respect to employment in the
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