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not introducing any additional activities that could be carried out while the visits were
suspended; they demanded, e.g., the permission for them to have game consoles in their
cells,
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lack of real access to medical care,
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too small numbers of protective equipment for inmates.
The interviewed prisoners who had information about the incident reported that, as a result, the
telephone duration limit was extended to 15 minutes. The information was confirmed by the documents
sent by the establishment’s managers.
Most of the inmates who did not take part in the action had negative opinion about it. They
stated that it was ineffective, and that the prisoners made a laugh of themselves because they failed to
win anything. Some of the inmates said the timing was bad because the situation was exceptional, and
they had some understanding for the restrictions introduced by the Prison Service.
The information obtained from the managers of the establishment showed that the inmates who
took part in the action had penalties imposed on them. In relation to some of the inmates, special safety
measures were also taken.
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Three of the inmates were transported to another establishment because they had already
been classified as posing a serious threat to the society or to the safety of the establishment
(Article 88a(1) of the Criminal Execute Code). Also, each of those prisoners had a joint
penalty imposed on him (including for the participation in the group action) in the form of
solitary confinement for 28 days, based on the consent of a penitentiary judge;
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Four of the inmates were transported to another establishment for the purpose of serving
joint disciplinary penalties imposed on them in the form of solitary confinement for 28
days (the penalties were imposed for several acts jointly, including the participation in the
group action);
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One of the prisoners had a joint penalty imposed on him (for several acts jointly, including
the participation in the group action) in the form of solitary confinement for 28 days, based
on the consent of a penitentiary judge;
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Three of the prisoners had joint penalties imposed on them (for several acts jointly,
including the participation in the group action) in the form of solitary confinement for 14
days;
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One of the prisoners had a disciplinary penalty imposed on him in the form of solitary
confinement for 12 days;
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On 39 of the prisoners, penalties were imposed in the form of the prohibition to receive
food parcels (for up to three months);
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