CENBAUER v. CROATIA JUDGMENT
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the entire wing. He further reported that although there had been a radiator in the cell,
there had been no heating until the end of winter 2001, when the radiators had been
repaired, but that even after that the heating had been insufficient. The applicant
stressed that the toilets in B wing had been renovated to a certain degree and that they
had been in a much worse state of repair. He said that there had been mould on the
walls which was covered over with paint.
The applicant's daily routine is as follows:
7 a.m. – wake up
8-9 a.m. – breakfast and walk
10.30-11.30 a.m. – locked in cell
11.30 a.m. – lunch
12.30-1.30 p.m. – walk
3-5 p.m. – locked in cell
5.30 p.m. – dinner
from 7 p.m. – locked in cell
9 p.m. – lights off
The applicant complained that the inmates were always pressed for time for lunch
and dinner because there were too many people, divided into several shifts. He also
said that the food was of low quality, badly prepared, badly cooked and that the only
edible food was bread. He said that most of the time he was hungry. The inmates are
dressed in jeans and shirts that are replaced every two years. They are also provided
with shoes, underwear and a jacket.
The applicant complained that the bed sheets were dirty, greasy and too short. The
blankets were old, dirty and had not been washed for seven years. The mattress in his
cell was old, rotting, bloodstained and soiled. The applicant also stated that medical
assistance was only available once weekly on Mondays and that consultations with
physicians were superficial, lasting one minute.
The prison governor
The prison governor admitted that there were two deaths from cardiac arrest this
year and that a number of inmates suffered from hepatitis, though they were not
placed in any special unit. He admitted further that in the whole area there was a water
shortage because of the problems with water pressure. However, the bathrooms were
open from 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. and from 4 to 5.30 p.m. As to the medical staff, he said
that one physician, a specialist in general medicine, and a dentist, were employed fulltime. There was at least one nurse on the premises at all times. Once a week
physicians of different specialisation visited the prison (a lung specialist, a surgeon, an
internist and an ophthalmologist).