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
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