The walls of the police station main lobby and of the detention area’s vestibule displayed panels with information on the rights and duties of detainees in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. It was reported that detainees are always informed about their right to consult with an attorney and may use the station’s land line for that purpose. Detainees are also given the opportunity to use the land line to inform a family member or a trusted person about their situation. There is a private room for detainees to meet with their attorney. Detainees are provided with three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) purchased at a nearby restaurant. In the rare cases where detainees stay overnight, a light supper may be supplied by relatives or friends. The working conditions of 70 agents showed to be favourable. The building, a former hospital, was renovated five years ago and is well maintained and proper. It has extensive facilities that include a gym, a dining and recreation room and a meeting room with capacity for over 30 people. The agents’ accommodations are quite suitable. Since there are no lifts or inside ramps, only the ground floor is accessible to persons living with disabilities. • Visit no. 12-2015 Date: 2015.09.22 Location: Estabelecimento Prisional da Guarda [Guarda’s Prison Facility] (Guarda) Subject: Detention conditions: lightning, ventilation, isolation against cold and heat. Individual therapeutic planning for inmates with addictions. Food quality In the afternoon of November 22nd,a visit was made to the Guarda’s Prison Facility. At the time of the visitation, there were 208 prisoners allocated at the prison. It was made a visitation to the prison area, namely to the spaces of accommodation and its habitability conditions. On this matter it is important to emphasize, negatively, the conditions of some spaces, with signals of humidity and infiltrations, as well as bad isolation against temperature changes, in some cases, with broken and old windows. During the visitation, it was found that the night call system of some cells was not working. According to the directorate information, a problem in the electric system caused this situation. This problem will be solved, in a short term, whit the proper intervention. This prison establishment is located on a cold winter region. The central heating system works every day, from October to April, from 08.00am to 09:30am, from 12:00am to 02:00pm and from 05:30pm to 08:00pm. Simultaneously prisoners received more bed linen (4 blankets, 1 mantle and sheets). | 29