Long-term Deprivation of Liberty
of Murcia II, and its full implementation in those centers where it is still at a very
early stage, such as the prison of Alava, where the PAIEM does not yet include all
inmates with psychiatric pathologies. At the prisons of A Lama (Pontevedra) and
Ocaña II (Toledo), a satisfactory operation of this program was observed, which
was confirmed by inmates.
On the contrary, at the women’s prison of Barcelona, run by the Government of
Catalonia, the treatment of mental illness at the center is essentially limited to
diagnosis of the suffered pathology and prescription of the adequate pharmaco
logical therapy. Therefore, a program should be established for the comprehen
sive care of the mentally ill, to include measures for rehabilitation and social re
integration.
95. At the visit to the prison of Ocaña II (Toledo) it was reported that there had
sometimes been conflictive situations when applying for hospitalization of pa
tients with a psychiatric pathology, since the assigned hospital did not have any
beds with restricted access and police surveillance for this medical specialty. As
a consequence, the Ombudsman Institution has reported to the SGIP that the
necessary arrangements should be carried out with the healthcare authorities in
order to allow for admission of those prisoners with acute mental disorders who
are held in prison and need specialized monitoring.
Admission should be
96. At the visit to the women’s prison of Barcelona it was detected that inmates
with diverse psychiatric pathology lived together in the same cell in the infirmary,
which caused cohabitation conflicts. Therefore, the necessary measures should be
adopted so that in similar situations inmates are placed in individual cells.
Inmates with psychiatric
97. On the other hand, given the high rate of psychiatric disorders in prisons, it
would be convenient to establish psychology consultation services, which already
became clear at the women’s prison of Barcelona and the prison of Alava.
Psychology consultation
98. The information provided by the SGIP and the Department of Justice of the
Government of Catalonia, reports that in 2012 a total of 202 deaths took place in
prison: 167 in prisons run by the SGIP and 35 in prisons run by the Catalan au
thorities. In the case of Catalonia, this figure has decreased by 36% as compared
to deaths registered in 2011. On the contrary, the SGIP reports an increase in
comparison to data from 2011. The data on deaths by suicide in 2012 show an
increase in both administrations: 25 in the SGIP compared to 15 in 2011, and 6 in
Catalonia compared to 2 in year 2011.
In 2012 a total of 202
provided for those inmates
with acute mental disorders
who are held in prison and
need specialized
monitoring
pathologies should be
placed in individual cells
services are needed
deaths took place in prison
Table 32. Deaths of inmates in prisons run by the SGIP in year 2012
Typology
Prison
Hospital
Total
Drugs
34
0
34
Suicide
25
0
25
HIV/AIDS
1
8
9
Assault
0
0
0
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