Activities of Barbara MATERA related to 2015/2062(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Prison systems and conditions (debate) IT
Amendments (6)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to take affirmaproactive action in the fight against all forms of violence against women in prison and degrading practices, and to take all the necessary measures to provide psychological support to all women prisoners who are victims of violence;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recognizes that the level of education of women in prison is on average quite low, therefore asks the member States to provide additional attention to education programmes, vocational training and social reintegration measures, in order to facilitate their reintegration in society.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on Members State to provide appropriate training for medical and prison staff dealing with female prisoners as women often are subject to gender specific abuse, violence or exploitation from other prisoners or staff.
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its concern about prison conditions in certain Member States, particularly in Greece, France, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia and Romania; calls on Member States to comply with the rules on detention derived from the instruments of international law and Council of Europe standards;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that increasing prisons’ capacity is not the sole solution to overcrowding, as the prison population tends to rise at the same rate as prison capacity; calls nonetheless on Member States to allocate appropriate resources to refurbishment and modernisation of prisons in order to protect the rights of prisoners and to lay down their obligations; recalls that the Commission recently mentioned the possibility of drawing on the Structural Funds of the European Union;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that considerafinancial and social recognition ofor and systematic training of prison staff is essential in order to ensure good detention conditions in prison, and encourages Member States to share information and good practices; to this end, calls for a General Assembly of Prison Administrations to be convened;