Mínimum criteria in deprivation of liberty
333. The measures necessary should be adopted for the supply of activities and
stimulation of residents to be sufficient and adequate.
Labour workshop at the Centre San Juan de Dios at Ciempozuelos (Madrid)
334. The contact of inmates with the outside world should be encouraged, with
outings and walks outside, including that of those with cognitive impairment, adopting
the measures necessary. In this respect, the very location of the centres may have
positive or negative effects on such contact with the outside world.
335. The exercise by the inmates of their rights should be enabled, encouraging
their independence, both from a therapeutic point of view and for the purpose of
respecting their fundamental rights, through a board of inmates, group activity areas,
participation in aspects of day-to-day life, etc.
336. Taking into account the profile of the inmates, reinsertion in the community and
coordination of the centres with the Authority should be sought so that, should an
inmate show improvement and a degree of independence permitting him to be
transferred to a community resource, he may be released from the centre. In this
respect, nevertheless, the NPM must express its concern by the general scarcity of
therapeutic alternatives in the autonomous communities, such as semi-open residential
resources (apartments in custody, mini-Residences with open doors, day centres …).
337. The state of health of inmates and the medication prescribed to them should
be reviewed regularly. In the case of persons with a mental disease, regular
psychiatric follow up must be ensured.
Psychotropic drugs should be used adequately, adopting in certain cases –such as the
treatment of insomnia– alternative measures such as increasing the physical activity of
the inmates and reducing the number of hours during which they remain without
stimulation, in bed or in their rooms.
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