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● Use of excessive restraints on a prisoner during kidney dialysis
Regarding the use of redundant restraints on a prisoner—one on the wrists and another on the
ankles—during a kidney dialysis, the Commission concluded that the respondent had resorted
to the practice of convenient custody based on an abstract risk without giving due consideration
to the specific situation faced by the complainant, and that the use of excessive restraints
went above the scope of minimum infringement and constituted excessive limitation of the
complainant’s personal liberty specified under Article 12 of the Constitution.
On 28 June, the Commission recommended the governor of Prison X to educate its officers,
to ensure that due consideration is given to prisoners’ specific situations during outside medical
treatment and to use restraints within the scope of minimum infringement, and to ensure good
oversight.
● No outdoor exercise allowed for unconvicted detainees
On 8 September, the Commission recommended the director of Detention Center X to take
all possible measures to allow unconvicted prisoners to use the rooftop grounds for outdoor
exercise. It also recommended the Minister of Justice to provide the necessary support to
facilitate outdoor workout for detainees and to strengthen oversight.
The Commission acknowledged that, compared to other prisons, the detention center has
limited open space as it is a building-style correctional facility built in the city to enable efficient
coordination with the courts, Public Prosecutors’ Office, and other related institutions. That
said, it argued that there is room to make use of the grounds on the rooftop, and that the lack of
guards and elevator, which the respondent claims as reasons for not allowing outdoor exercise
for unconvicted prisoners, is a problem that the center must resolve with the relevant agencies
through recruitment and facility improvement, and is thus not grounds for limiting the outdoor
exercise of detainees.
Based on these considerations, the Commission concluded that the respondent’s disallowing
outdoor exercise for unconvicted detainees is a violation of the facility’s relevant regulations and
an infringement of the dignity of the detainees, and their right to health specified under Article
10 of the Constitution.
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