Report on the Assessment of the Compliance of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centers in Palestine with International Prison Standards Remarks on the assessment results: • Administration of the CRC: The Tulkarem CRC complies well with the international standards for prison administration in terms of the availability of documented policies, directions and instructions on the administration of the CRC. The ratio of staff to inmates is only 51.7% which is a good ratio in light of the conditions of the building. There are some vocational rehabilitation facilities in the CRC but they are not operational and there is no clear policy on managing and operating them. The CRC is not equipped to receive inmates and visitors with disabilities. In addition, there is no policy that determines the number of inmates’ working hours because work in all CRCs is a privilege and not compulsory. • CRC’s staff: The Tulkarem CRC complies well with the international standards for staff of detention centers. However, there is no system or specific standards for incentives and penalties for the CRC’s staff who are paid the same as the rest of police staff without any additional allowances, nor is there an allowance for the nature of work. In addition, there are no clear or written criteria for appointing staff to the CRCs, and no employees with disabilities have been appointed according to the known percentages. • Health care guarantees for inmates: The Tulkarem CRC provides, to some degree, health care guarantees for inmates, especially in light of the lack of a permanent general physician at the CRC (5 days a week). However, there is a full-time nurse residing at the center. Dental services are provided only once a week. A psychologist is available only when needed and through the Military Medical Services. In addition, the tools necessary to equip the clinics are either not available or old and worn out. • The inmates’ medical examination is carried out at the Military Medical Services before their arrival to the CRC, and thus inmates are not examined upon their entry by the CRC itself according to the international norms in this regard. • In addition, there is no clear policy on appointing a qualified medical specialist, since the medical specialist is appointed by the Military INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 55