Visit no. 3-2014 Date: 2014.10.03 Location: Setúbal Prison Facility Subject: Food quality and conditions of hygiene and safety of accommodations, in particular of dormitories and disciplinary cells On October 3rd, during the morning period, a visit was made to Prison of Setúbal in order to assess the physical space in what concerns to the suitability of its use, as regards both accommodation and food of prison population. At the same time, it was intended to analyse the organisational model with special emphasis on the existing internal communication channels between the prisoners and the prison directorate. At the time of the visitation, there were 289 prisoners allocated to the prison. The directorate had said that they were seeking to carry out some urgent interventions in the prison establishment, having regard to the structural degradation of the building. A visitation was made to the prison area, as well as to the different spaces of accommodation for the purpose of checking their habitability conditions, the real need for intervention being confirmed. The kitchen and the existing meal halls were also visited and a meal was tasted. Considering the bad conditions of hygiene and wholesomeness that were found, it was concluded that an urgent intervention was necessary. Simultaneously, it was ascertained, before the directorate, the typology of procedures used on communications between the prisoners and the directorate. It was verified, in this context, that mailboxes to that end have not yet been set up. The reality found in Prison of Setúbal was subject to remark on all aspects raised throughout the visitation. • Visit no. 4-2014 Date: 2014.11.06 Location: Vila Real Prison Facility Subject: Food quality and accommodation conditions in terms of hygiene and habitability. Procedures concerning the communication of prison population with the prison directorate On November 6th, a visit was made to Prison of Vila Real in order to assess the physical space and the suitability of its use, as regards both the accommodation and the alimentation of prison population, and it was also analysed the organisational model, with special 16 |