Report on the Assessment of the Compliance of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centers in Palestine with International Prison Standards Nablus CRC Item CRC’s location Ein Beit Al-Ma’a - Haifa Street - in front of Nablus Courts Complex Total area 2,270 square meters Living area CRC’s Capacity 380 square meters 126 inmates Rates of ac158.7% commodation area occupancy (inmate density) Building’s nature A stone building intended for housing purposes. It was purchased to be used as a temporary place to accommodate inmates until the construction of a prison is completed. Remarks It consists of 3 floors. The recreational space is located on the roof of the building. It consists of three horizontal floors. The number of inmates at the time of the visit was 200. It was opened for operation as a CRC in 2009. The building is unsuitable as a CRC because it’s surrounded by a residential area on three sides. it is also surrounded by the Nablus City Courts Complex on the fourth side. Service units General medicine room, dentist room, class- The vocational found at the CRC room, bakery, library in the staircase. training workshops are not operational. Vocational training rooms: bakery and handicrafts/sewing workshop. Inmates’ rights Inside the center, there are information posters displaying the rights and duties of inmates according to the provisions of the law. Some of these information posters were provided by the ICHR. Suitability of the The CRC is not suitability to receive inCRC to receive mates, visitors and staff with disabilities. inmates, visitors and staff with disabilities INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 59