(f) Building Environment CHAPTER 1 From its visits to immigration detention centres, the Commission took note of the dilapidated conditions of the Pekan Nenas Immigration Detention Centre and Juru Immigration Detention Centre. The Public Works Department has certified that three blocks of the Pekan Nenas Immigration Detention Centre, namely the female block, the court, and the personnel’s quarters are unfit and unsafe to be occupied, while the two male blocks of Juru Immigration Detention Centre is unfit and unsafe for occupation. Unsafe and unfit building conditions at detention centres not only have a bearing on the health, safety, and security of the detainees but also the public at large. Further, maintaining such buildings incur additional costs and this may not be financially prudent, bearing in mind the existing plans to replace those immigration detention centres, which plans should be expedited and prioritised. With regard to police lockups, the Commission observes the importance of ensuring that closed circuit television (CCTV) systems, where installed, should function accordingly. The building environment of Sungai Udang Prison, which is one of the newly built prisons, is satisfactory and in good condition. The Commission observed that this prison is adequately lit with natural light and properly ventilated, in line with the applicable provisions in the Nelson Mandela Rules. g) Healthcare Reflecting on the Commission’s recommendations in its past Annual Reports on the issue of health, it is noted that the authorities have made gradual and steady progress in the right direction towards ensuring that prisoners receive healthcare equivalent to that available to the public, without discrimination based on their legal situation. There are now medical officers placed in some prisons in Malaysia. The Commission observed that there were two medical officers, a male and a female, in Sungai Undang Prison to attend to prisoners. Similarly in Sungai Buloh Prison and Pengkalan Chepa Prison, the Commission observed the presence of medical doctors. Although there was a lack of necessary medical equipment, the presence of medical officers is in line with Rule 2438 of the Nelson Mandela Rules. The Commission also noted that prisoners suffering from contagious diseases in the prisons, such HIV/AIDS, 38 Rule 24(2) of Mandela Rules: The health-care service shall consist of an interdisciplinary team with sufficient qualified personnel acting in full clinical independence and shall encompass sufficient expertise in psychology and psychiatry. The services of a qualified dentist shall be available to every prisoner. SUHAKAM ANNUAL REPORT 2016 69 suhakam 2new.indd 69 3/23/17 5:54 PM