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lic. iur. Uwe Langenbahn, who formally also serves as Director of the
National Prison. On the occasion of this meeting, the recommendations
made in writing by the Corrections Commission and the NPM in past
quarterly and annual reports were discussed verbally, and the
Government made comments on those recommendations. Pertinent
details on the individual points will be mentioned below.
II. FACTS IDENTIFIED DURING THE VISITS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
A) Vaduz National Prison:
Of the visits mentioned at the beginning, the NPM paid three unannounced
visits and one announced visit to the Vaduz National Prison in 2016. The
number of detainees during the visits varied between 6 and 20 and included
both convicted prisoners and prisoners on remand as well as detainees
awaiting deportation. They were primarily male, although some of them were
female.
In every case, prison staff readily provided the NPM with the information
desired and granted inspection of all the corrections records requested.
Immediate access was likewise granted to all facilities that the members of
the NPM wished to visit. It was also possible for the NPM to carry out
confidential discussions with prison staff and the management of the prison
as well as with prisoners on remand, convicted prisoners, and detainees
awaiting deportation.
During these visits, the NPM was able to gain a good overview of the
detention conditions. As in previous years, these continue to be good. No
complaints whatsoever of mistreatment or other inhuman treatment were
made by detainees in relation to imprisonment. On the contrary, the NPM
satisfied itself again in the year under review of the predominantly good
atmosphere within the prison.