NPM visited 21 places of detention until August
Date of article: 27/08/2019
Daily News of: 30/08/2019
Country: Portugal
Author: National Ombudsman of Portugal
Article language: en
From the beginning of this year until mid-August, the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) has carried out 21 monitoring visits to places of deprivation of liberty.
Of the 21 visits made, 13 went to prisons, four to Temporary Settlement Centers and Matched Spaces (EECIT), two to Educational Centers and two to places of detention by the police.