1. Following a previous visit in December 2017, the prison administration dismantled a metal cage that did not respect legal standards. The cage was used to temporarily hold inmates subjected to disciplinary sanctions.

2. According to prisoners, the colonies began to supply electricity into the cells not long ago. In previous years, electricity was only supplied during the evening hours and according to a pre-established schedule. In addition to that, the prison administration began to renovate the cells of solitary confinement block.

The monitoring team showed special concern about the provision of medical assistance. There is a 65-bed hospital in the colony, where inmates coming from other prisons can also receive treatment.
However, there are not enough doctors, which results in an extremely unsatisfactory level of organization of the therapeutic treatments and preventive work.
A neurologist treats inmates who received a prison sentence in spite of being diagnosed with a mental illness. In some cases, the diagnosis established by the neurologist does not match the results of the previous psychiatric evaluation.

The monitoring team identified an inmate, in the solitary confinement block, who was complaining about his health state and his inability to consult a doctor for the past two days. A doctor examined the prisoner and transferred him to the hospital, following a request from the monitoring team.

Colony N°85 does not provide adequate living conditions to inmates. In the building of one of the residential premises, which houses about 160 people, the roof is leaking. The sewage system is in an abandoned condition and the walls inside the premises are impregnated with moisture as a result of water filtrations.
The premises are overcrowded and do not comply with the minimum living space norms, currently established at 4m² per inmate. A room with a total area of 85m², was hosting 26 prisoners, providing an average of 3.2 m² of living space to each inmate.

The heating was switched off on April 1st. The temperature was particularly low in the disciplinary blocks and inmates had to wear outdoor cloths inside the cells in other to bear the cold.

Other deficiencies were discovered during the visit, common to all institutions of the State Penitentiary System, such as the violation of the right to privacy and the lack of access to drinking water. Furthermore, only 13.3 % of inmates were employed and the prison administration does not provide them with the adequate protective equipment.