CAT/OP/CHE/ROSP/1 Vaud cantonal police station in La Blécherette, and reiterates, in this regard, the recommendation made in paragraph 71 of the present report. 78. Medication was always prepared by medical personnel, but it was occasionally distributed by police officers or security staff in line with the delegation of tasks. 79. The Subcommittee is of the view that medication should, as far as possible, be prepared and distributed by qualified medical personnel. 80. An inmate from a neighbouring prison was held temporarily at the Zurich police station while waiting to be transferred to the Zurich university hospital for a course of treatment. The holding cell was dark, unheated and had no bed. 81. The State party should ensure that the holding cell set aside for sick inmates at the Zurich police station, particularly those passing through on a regular and thus a predictable basis, is equipped with an armchair and a bed and has sufficient lighting and an adequate ambient temperature. C. Prisons 1. Institutions for the enforcement of sentences 82. The delegation visited the regional prison in Bern, the prison at Zurich airport, Pöschwies Prison in Zurich and Bochuz Prison, which forms an integral part of the prison complex located in the Plaine de l’Orbe region in the Canton of Vaud. (a) Allegations of ill-treatment 83. The Subcommittee notes with satisfaction that no allegations of ill-treatment were received. (b) Physical conditions and staffing 84. There was no prison overcrowding23 and the ratio of staff to inmates was satisfactory. The physical conditions (equipment, upkeep of cells and buildings, food and so forth) were good overall. (c) Living arrangements 85. At Pöschwies, the delegation appreciated the open-door regime24 and the division of the facility into small living units, as well as the calm atmosphere that prevailed both among the inmates and between inmates and staff. The atmosphere was less serene at Bochuz, a high-security facility coming under the Concordat, which has an interim governor and where there were reports of tension and violence among the inmates. 86. Inmates were not permitted to wear their own clothes at either Pöschwies or Bochuz, but the clothing provided by the prison administration was of good quality and was suited to the climate. A variety of paid work was available and included training leading to qualifications. Even though most inmates stated that they were satisfied with the work on offer, the Subcommittee questions the fact that those who refuse to work are disciplined, at these facilities by being confined to their cells. Only older inmates and those who were medically unfit were absolved from the obligation to work. 87. Recalling the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), 25 the Subcommittee invites the State party to reconsider its position that refusal to work should lead to disciplinary measures. 23 24 25 12 La prison de Pöschwies compte 397 places pour hommes (pas de femmes ni de mineurs). Au 31 décembre 2018, elle abritait 366 détenus, dont 255 étrangers (57 nationalités). Hormis dans le quartier de haute sécurité (6 places en haute sécurité maximale et 13 en haute sécurité moyenne), qui avait un régime de portes fermées et d’isolement. Règles 96 et 97 relatives au travail. GE.21-03779