CPT _2010_ 82 - EN - Report Armenia 2010 _2_ - The Government ...

- 80 -- steps to be taken at Kosh Prison to transform the large-capacity dormitories into smallerliving units offering more privacy and better possibilities for control by staff and to reducethe occupancy levels in the dormitories in order to comply with the legal requirement of atleast 4 m² of living space per prisoner (paragraph 90);- the Armenian authorities to strive to develop the programme of activities offered toprisoners at Kosh Prison, in particular as regards education and vocational training, and toincrease work opportunities for prisoners. Further, leisure and organised sports activitiesshould be further developed (TV, provision of books/newspapers, organisation of sportsevents) (paragraph 91);- the Armenian authorities to take action without delay at Kosh Prison to provide“homosexual” prisoners with material conditions and a programme of activities on a parwith those offered to other inmates. Further, measures should be taken to ensure that“homosexual” prisoners have at least one day of rest from work a week and sufficient timefor education and other activities (paragraph 92);- the Armenian authorities to strive to reduce the cell occupancy rates at Vardashen Prison,the objective being to comply with the national standard of at least 4 m² of living space perprisoner (paragraph 94);- action to be taken at Vardashen Prison to develop suitable programmes of activities for thedifferent categories of inmate (including work, education, sports, cultural and leisureactivities) (paragraph 96);comments- the Armenian authorities are invited to increase, in the medium term, the frequency ofshowers for inmates at Nubarashen Prison, in the light of Rule 19.4 of the European PrisonRules (paragraph 83);- the Armenian authorities are invited to increase the frequency of showers for inmates atKosh and Vardashen Prisons, in the light of Rule 19.4 of the European Prison Rules(paragraphs 90 and 94);- the Committee would like to stress that it is the prison administration’s responsibility toensure that prisoners are held in decent conditions. If certain prisoners are given free reign toexploit their wealth, this may quickly erode the authority of the prison management withinthe establishment concerned (paragraph 90);- the Armenian authorities are invited to set up individualised programmes of activities,involving both staff providing professional psychological support and custodial staff, for anyinmates at Vardashen Prison who are segregated for a prolonged period for their own safety(paragraph 97).requests for information- more details of the plans to close down Nubarashen Prison and to construct a new prison inYerevan (paragraph 84).