The shortage of personnel, lack of training, lack of communication, an integrity policy which is still in draft form, the lack of a clear direction of the prison and the role of the employees overall, all have an adverse effect on the organisation’s functioning and a negative effect on the quality of the primary process of detention.īasic necessities that are essential for the closed setting of a prison are missing, including a functional wall around the prison area, functional locks and safety equipment to be used while working. The group additionally inspected key aspects related to prison personnel and of the organisation itself. The Council believes with regret that the situation has only become worse since the findings of its report completed in 2014. The Council stresses that, in the short term, the focus should be on the various topics that need to be addressed to meet the minimal requirements of acceptable standards. In general, the Council concluded that the legal status of prisoners is not, or not sufficiently, guaranteed in the Pointe Blanche prison and remand centre. In this latest report, the Council inspected the legal status of prisoners, based on nine national and international criteria. The first inspection was conducted in October 2016, followed by its report that was presented to the Minister of Justice in January. Incidents such as the escape of an inmate and the murder of another inmate were clear indications that the situations encountered were not reason for optimism.In September 2016 the Law Enforcement Council announced three inspections of the prison, based on a joint request made by the respective Justice Ministers within the Dutch Kingdom to monitor the recommendations made by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and inhumane or degrading treatment CPT. Prior to launching the latest inspection, the Council had already expressed its concerns regarding several aspects related to safety, security and general conditions at the prison.
The report will be publicly available as of February 24. PHILIPSBURG–Conditions at the Pointe Blanche prison continue to be a source of grave concern, says the Law Enforcement Council following completion of a report presented on January 13.
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