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green areas, are fully exposed to the weather conditions (rainfall, intense
sunshine).
An issue that concerns both the detainees and the staff is employment and
allocation of jobs. More specifically, in the "closed" section there are 50 "inhouse" jobs (kitchen, bakery, housekeeping), which are rotated quarterly
to detainees on the basis of a number of criteria (remaining sentence to be
served, prior authorisation for temporary release, special skills), in agreement
with the prosecutor-supervisor of the prison. Outside jobs are also allocated ('teams' for agricultural work, 'workshops' for technical work – mainly
building maintenance). Job placement, the type of job, and the length of
employment are among the issues that cause the most disruption, given
that all these factors are directly related to the beneficial calculation of time
served in prison.
Although the meal schedule seems balanced and complete, during days of
our inspection we recorded several objections to the diet, as it contained red
meat only once a week. As the prisoners explained, this ratio is not sufficient,
as most of them are occupied in demanding in-house and outside jobs. One
positive thing, of course, is the fact that most of the raw materials used to
feed the prisoners come from the production of the Detention Facility itself.
However, as the cooking of these products is handled by inmates (who often
lack relevant knowledge), optimal use is not always made of the products
provided. In any case, the fact that the detainees consume largely their own
agricultural products should not result in reduced frequency or quantities
of red meat in the food programme.
Despite producing agricultural and animal products, the Detention facility
is not permitted to sell these products, as the relevant conditions (bakery
operation licence, product packaging licence) have not been met.
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