A/HRC/19/61/Add.1 visited were overcrowded, housing up to 80 detainees in each, in two rows of beds, with very little space to move. 46. According to the prison administration of Kasserine, and confirmed by detainees, the prisoners were allowed one two-and-a-half-hour walk within the compound per day. In Bizerte, inmates were allowed two one-hour walks each day. In both establishments, three meals a day were served. Depending on behaviour and the sentence, detainees in Kasserine could work in the kitchen and in maintenance and cleaning, for which they were paid a wage. Of 277 prisoners, 30 (about 11 per cent) were employed. Inmates in Kasserine had access to a library and literacy classes. 47. In both establishments, the Special Rapporteur heard complaints about the general visiting policy. Detainees were allowed to have one visit of 20 to 30 minutes per week. During family visits, children under 12 were allowed direct access to their imprisoned parent; however, for conjugal visits, special permission was needed. Under Tunisian prison regulations, detainees are not allowed to place phone calls. In case of emergency, the social assistance office can place calls on behalf of inmates. 48. According to the prison administration, each newly arrived person undergoes an obligatory medical examination. This information, however, was not confirmed by detainees. 49. The Special Rapporteur notes that in the majority of cases the detainees were not subjected to forensic medical examinations following detention, while in several cases, injuries presented clear medical evidence of torture and mistreatment. The medical personnel are accountable to the prison administration, whereas ideally such staff should instead report to a general public health institution. Moreover, the medical staff in the prison did not have specific training in assessing, interpreting and documenting cases of torture and ill-treatment. Acts of torture and ill-treatment 50. Although most of the detainees examined at random denied being subjected to any kind of torture or degrading treatment inside the prison establishments, in a small number of cases, traumatic sequelae and injuries observed presented clear physical medical evidence of the type of torture and ill-treatment inflicted (namely, physical oedema of the scrotum, small burns on the testicles and recent scars in the anal sphincter). Several detainees showed psychological alterations and elements suggesting depression and posttraumatic stress and requiring appropriate neuropsychological and psychiatric assessment and assistance, which they did not appear to receive. 51. During his visits to places of detention, the Special Rapporteur observed that corporal punishment does not seem to be widely used. According to the detention centres’ management, punishment cells were no longer used after the revolution and solitary confinement was not practiced as a means of punishment. In Bizerte, however, the Special Rapporteur found that a group of detainees had been held, while handcuffed, in an isolation cell for at least 15 days before being released a few minutes before his visit. The forensic expertise of one of the detainees transferred from another prison offered evidence consistent with his allegations of being beaten and ill-treated. 52. In none of the prisons and detention facilities visited had any disciplinary measures or sanctions been taken against prison staff in the recent past. The prison director in Kasserine, for example, did not recall any disciplinary wrongdoings by penitentiary guards or his subordinates for which disciplinary measures should have been applied. 53. According to the prison authorities, the penalty enforcement judge visits the facility three times a week and any detainee can meet and file a complaint with him. However, 11