Situation of deprivation of liberty budgetary reasons, only one general and one sports newspapers were acquired. 74. In respect of the visit made in 2010, when video cameras only existed for the internal halls of the facilities and the yards, it was observed that the number of cameras had been increased, up to a total 15, recording 24 hours, currently covering all common areas. Black and white image recordings were kept for 15 days and colour recordings only for 12. Any member on service could view and search for images, but only five duly empowered persons were able to extract them. 75. Healthcare services provided to the detainees had not changed since the last visit and were provided by members of the Healthcare Military Corps, two days per week at the EDM and, where appropriate, by medical practitioners of public hospitals or healthcare centres. In emergencies, the 112 service was warned. A dispensary for check-up of detainees was available at the EDM and a medical check-up was made on all detainees upon their arrival at the centre, within a maximum 24 hours and, in the case of pregnant women, the instructions of the medical services were followed, even avoiding confinement in the EDM, suspending service of the penalty. 76. Visits of family relatives of detainees are made in a room, at the entrance of the EDM, on a morning and afternoon timetable. Friends may only visit in the afternoons. In respect of vis-à-vis visits, which are not authorised, it may occur that various penalties are joined for serious infringements to be served in an EDM, so that arrestees may have to stay for up to four months. This means that an arrestee may be deprived of liberty for longer than a person who perpetrated a crime; however, the criminal would be entitled to a vis-à-vis visit on serving sentence at a military prison, in an area enabled for the purpose. For that purpose, since visits of this kind are not specifically prohibited by Ministerial Order 97/1993, the Ministry for Defence was requested to include this possibility in the Book of Internal Regulations. Said Ministry reported that it was waiting to receive the report from the legal services on the amendment to the law, and the report to adapt the facilities as recommended. 77. In respect of body searches, although it is considered that this practice is duly regulated by article 10 of Basic Law 9/2011, on rights and duties of members of the Armed Forces, the Book of Internal Regulations should specify the cases in which it is appropriate and the person who should perform them, pending amendment of the report of the legal services of the Ministry for Defence 78. On entering the centre inmates are adequately informed of their rights and of the living and social rules of the centre. The relevant procedure for the filing of complaints, suggestions or requests is made available to the arrestees, which are referred through the statutory channels to the director of the centre for verification and answer, providing a receipt of their submission with the relevant record number. If necessary, complaints are referred to a higher instance. Increase of the number of video cameras Healthcare provided to detainees Visits of family relatives and friends, vis-à-vis meetings Conditions in which body searches are carried out Rights to inmates on admission to the centre 85

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