Long-term Deprivation of Liberty Remand prisoners Convicted prisoners Total convicted p . Grand Total Men Women Total remand p . 1,611 158 1,769 7,786 507 8,293 10.062 Extremadura 178 17 195 1,032 50 1,082 1.277 Galicia 311 28 339 3,120 181 3,301 3.640 La Rioja 48 2 50 298 15 313 363 Madrid 2,114 322 2,436 5,967 734 6,701 9.137 Murcia 259 17 276 1,298 98 1,396 1.672 Navarre 68 6 74 223 22 245 319 Basque Country 170 10 180 1,115 124 1,239 1.419 C. Valencia 972 89 1,061 5,624 492 6,116 7.177 9,881 1,010 10,891 53,540 4,221 57,761 68.652 Autonomous Com . Catalonia Total Men Women Source: In-house compilation based on data supplied by the SGIP and the Department of Justice of the Government of Catalonia. 73. According to the information provided by the SGIP, in 2012 a total of 73 in­ spection reports were carried out in relation to complaints for ill-treatment, 41 of which have been closed, 19 are currently in progress, 1 has been turned into clas­ sified information and 12 are pending resolution. In addition, 2 classified cases have been initiated, which gave rise to the opening of two disciplinary proceed­ ings, which are still pending resolution. SGIP has carried out 73 The Government of Catalonia has reported that, in 2012 the Inspection Service from the General Directorate of Prison Services initiated 31 information proceed­ ings derived from the relevant complaints for ill-treatment submitted by inmates or their families. With the exception of three cases, which were in the pre-trial phase, the remaining information proceedings were closed since no signs or evi­ dence were found of the existence of ill-treatment. Likewise, a report was sent on the existence of a single legal proceeding in progress against officers of the Cata­ lan penitentiary services for alleged ill-treatment against inmates of a prison. It is a court case opened against nine prison officers from the Quatre Camins prison (Barcelona), due to occurrences that took place in 2004 during a riot by a group of inmates. The Government of 74. In 2012 the NPM carried out six visits to prisons: five of them fell within the responsibility of the SGIP –the facilities in A Lama (Pontevedra), Alcala de Gua­ daira (Seville), Alava, Murcia II and Ocaña II (Toledo)– and one of them was within the responsibility of the Department of Justice of the Government of Cata­ lonia: the women’s prison of Barcelona. In 2012 a total of 6 visits THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN inspection reports Catalonia has initiated 31 information proceedings were carried out to prison facilities 79

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