Series of Places of Detention Assessment Reports (02)
Medical Services, and neither the CRCD nor the police are involved
in that. Furthermore, there is no room for medical isolation inside the
center.
The medical specialist submits periodic reports to the prison’s administration about the quantity, quality and preparation of food; the extent to
which the health and hygiene rules are followed in the CRC and its facilities; inmates’ health conditions; the hygiene conditions of the facilities;
heating, lighting and ventilation in the CRC and the quality and cleanliness
of the inmates’ clothes and their bed furnishings. However, the specialist
does not submit an assessment report to the CRC’s administration on the
detention conditions in the CRC and their impact on inmates’ health nor
does he follow-up on the extent of compliance with the rules related to
sport and physical education because there is no place to practice these activities inside the center. Furthermore, there are no health care guarantees
in the CRC for people with disabilities.
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Torture and the use of force: The Tulkarem CRC complies in an excellent manner with international standards for preventing the use of
force against inmates and respecting their rights.
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Procedures for receiving detainees/inmates: The Tulkarem CRC
complies to some degree with the international standards regarding
the procedures for receiving inmates and enabling them to be accommodated smoothly, except with regards to avoiding overcrowding and
ensuring a moderate living space for the inmates due to the conditions of the building and the high occupancy rate at the CRC. Inmates
do not receive written instructions and information about their rights
and about the procedures and policies of the CRC but rather they are
informed of them verbally. Not every inmate receives his own bed
and bed furnishings as there were 27 inmates without beds at the time
of the assessment. However, the CRC guarantees, to a reasonable extent, the cleaning of sheets and bed furnishings according to a specific
schedule. The CRC does not have a uniform for inmates. Inmates with
disabilities are granted a reasonable amount of facilities commensurate
with the nature of the disability, but there is no policy for that.
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Detention conditions: The Tulkarem CRC provides good detention
conditions for inmates in terms of meals, hours of exposure to the sun,
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