Activities of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2015/2062(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on prisons’ systems and conditions
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas very often female prisoners are mothers and the sole carers of young children; whereas fewer women's prisons mean that often mothers are stationed far away from their children;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the European Prison Rules state that "special provision shall be made for the sanitary needs of women" (19.7), and the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners states that "in women's institutions there shall be special accommodation for all necessary pre-natal and post-natal care and treatment"(23. (1)), but such rules are not often followed in member states, and as the European Prison Observatory notes, "in practice, women's sanitary needs are not always remembered or respected";
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the Convention on the Prevention of Torture requires that mixed staffing be used in prisons, and that "persons deprived of their liberty should only be searched by staff of the same gender and that any search that requires an inmate to undress should be conducted out of sight of custodial staff of the opposite gender", and whereas the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners states that "[n]o male member of the staff shall enter the part of the institution set aside for women unless accompanied by a woman officer", and that "[w]omen prisoners shall be attended and supervised only by women officers", but these practices are not always followed in Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the member states to ensure that all sanitary and health needs for women, including gynaecological health, pre- and post-natal care, menstrual products, sexual and reproductive health, and appropriate measures to tackle the disproportionately high instances of drug use among female prisoners, are provided in prisons;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that mental illnesses are overrepresented among women in prison and that women are more prone to commit self-harm, suicide or have problems with drugs and alcohol abuse; calls on the Member States to improve conditions for women in prison by taking into account their specific needs, including by means of psychosocial support, prevention, monitoring and the appropriate and sufficient treatment of physical and mental health problems;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential that special attention is given to the needs of pregnant women in prison, not only during pregnancy but also after they have given birth, by providing adequate spaces for breastfeeding and nursing; considers it appropriate to reflect upon alternative models that take into account the wellbeing of children in prisons; calls on Member States to undertake measures to support prisoners who are mothers, by providing practical and financial support to visiting children and their carers, by extending visiting time for children, by extending telephone time for mothers;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to cease in tolerating violence against female prisoners and degrading practices, which constitute a violation of fundamental human rights and calls on Member States to take affirmative action in the fight against all forms of violence against women in prison and degrading practices, andfrom staff and other prisoners; calls on the Member States to take all the necessary measures to provide psychological support to all women prisoners who are victims of violence;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrgeCalls the Member States to take all the necessary action to prevent the potential radicalisation of women in prisons; points out that terrorist groups engage women in many different ways, including by marriage and persuading them to recruit others or to commit violent acts, including suicide attacks.recalls the need to apply social assistance measures, during imprisonment and afterwards, aimed at preparing prisoners for and helping them with reintegration, in particular as regards finding accommodation and employment, so as to prevent social exclusion and repeat offences;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges Member States to ensure that international and European standards on gendered staffing be followed to protect female prisoners from violence at the hands of male staff.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Considers it essential that appropriate steps are taken to ensure full and fair reintegration of female prisoners, including through the eradication of practices that equip women for less well- paid work than men, such as textiles and cleaning, and through the implementation of gender-specific reintegration programmes.