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CENBAUER v. CROATIA JUDGMENT
showers there was a laundry area equipped with long basins for inmates to wash their
clothes. The laundry area was accessible for one hour per day.
The indoor entertainment and recreation area
Next we visited a TV-room where we found one television, about 20 chairs and
7 tables. It served 60 inmates.
There was also a social room with 6 tables, each with 4 chairs, serving 44 inmates.
We saw chess-boxes on the tables. Inside, there was one stove with two electric
hotplates and one sink.
On each floor we saw table tennis equipment, each serving 44 inmates.
Renovated wing
Here we visited a cell which measured 11 m2. There were two sets of bunk beds.
There was a separate bathroom with toilet and sink, but with no shower or bathtub.
However, there were communal showers on the same floor. There was one electric
socket, three lights on the ceiling, two metal lockers, two wooden chairs, one table
and one shelf on the wall. There were two windows (0.64 m2). The room was freshly
painted and had parquet floor. It was very clean.
Outdoor recreation area
We saw a large walking area, with benches and trees and an asphalt playground of
large proportions.
The canteen
The canteen where the inmates eat is a huge room, separated from the other prison
areas. It can accommodate 200 persons at a time. The inmates eat in shifts. Food is
cooked on the premises and there is also a bakery.
Working area
The working area comprises several large workshops for wood-processing,
production of chess boards, picture-framing, a bookbinding shop and book press and
an art studio including a visual arts section.
The bookbinding shop where the applicant works has large windows, a desk and a
chair.
The interviews
The applicant
The applicant informed the delegation that he had been placed in cell no. 17 in
B wing sometime in May 2000 and had stayed there until August or September 2001.
He reported that at the time of his arrival there had been no glass on the window, but
that it had been repaired in a few days. The paint on the walls had been peeling off
and the cell had been very damp. Sometime in 2001 the walls had been repainted in