UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION BY THE INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE
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7- Prisoners or detainees are offered outside exercise, reading materials and
the opportunity to have visits and calls
Indicators
Prisoners or detainees have access to a period of outside exercise.
They are offered suitable reading material.
Visits are allowed, especially for those between 15 and 18 years old.
Prisoners or detainees are able to contact family and lawyer
Evidence
Staff
Ask
If prisoners or detainees are allowed access to an exercise area and, if so, when it
would be offered,
What are the arrangements are for prisoners or detainees, particularly for those in the
category between fifteen and eighteen.
If visits are offered and to whom
If parents or carers are able to visit prisoners or detainees, especially persons aged
between 15 and 18 years old.
What reading material they provide for prisoners or detainees and how long after arrival
it is offered. What is provided for those with learning difficulties, for example material in
easy read format, and for those who do not speak Arabic?
Prisoners or Detainees
Ask
If they have been offered anything to read/keep them occupied
Whether they have had the opportunity for outside exercise or visits.
Documentation
Checking custody records
