20 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2062(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the conventions, recommendations and resolutions of the Council of Europe on prison matters,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe’s white paper on prison overcrowding of 28 September 2016,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas overcrowding in prisons is a recurrent problem in the Union, as demonstrated by reports such as the most recent edition of the Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE), published on 14 March 2017, and whereas the European Court of Human Rights has regarded it as a breach of Article 3 ECHR;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas imprisonment is a particularly inappropriate situation in which to place certain vulnerable individuals, such as minors, the elderly, pregnant women and people suffering from mental and psychiatric disturbances;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, according to Council of Europe figures for 20145, on average 2010.8% of prisoners in European prisons are foreigners – the corresponding figure in 2014 being 13.7% – and whereas they are most often remanded in custody because of the greater risk of absconding associated with them;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas radicalisation is occurring in many prisons in the European Union is particularly concerning;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the Union has made funding available under the European Agenda on Security in order to tackle radicalisation in prisons;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that overcrowding of prisons, which is very common in Europe’s prisons, particularly in Greece, France, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia and Romania, in many cases has a serious impact on the safety of prison staff and prisoners, but also wi; highlights that according to the latest edition of the annual penal statistics of the Council of Europe of 14 March 2017, the number of detainees continues to exceed the number of available places in a third of European penitentiary institutions; further deplores that in many cases this overpopulation of prisons has a serious impact on the safety of prison staff and prisoners, medical care, re-education and monitoring of prisoners; calls on Member States to follow the regard to the activities made available, medical care and monitorcommendations of the white paper of the Council of Europe on prison overcrowding of 28 September 2016 and Recommendation R(99) 22 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 30 September 1999 concerning prison overcrowding ofand prisoners population inflation;
Amendment 142 #
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 andfor the modernisation of prisons in order to protect the rights of prisoners, develop further educational capabilities and ensure a more secure environment for both prisoners and prison staff; recalls that the Commission recently mentioned the possibility of drawing onfor member states to draw from the Structural Funds of the European Union;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to consider recruiting volunteers, within the context of the delivery of sanctions, to support professional staff, with a view to creating links that will promote the reintegration of individuals into society; considers that the tasks of the volunteers should be clearly distinct from those carried out by professional staff, and should fall within the limits of their competences;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to adevelopt non-custodial measures as an alternative to detention and calls on them to ensure that, in addition to the punitive aspect of imprisonment, attention is also devoted to mothe development of practical skills and re -educational and social aspect of prisoners, in order to enable punishment to be managed better, make a success of social reintegration and reduce recidivism; draws attention in this connection to the good practices which exist in the Scandinavian countries;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to combat lack of occupation in prisons, and to offer activities capable of encouraging prisoners to become active in determining their own futures;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to guarantee access to health care, within a reasonable period of time, in prison;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reaffirms the importance of ensuring that children in prison are treated in a manner that takes into account their best interests, including being kept separate from adults at all times, including during prison transfers, and having the right to maintain contact with their families; recalls that Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children includes a preference for alternative measures;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Member States to combat the growing phenomenon of radicalisation in prison through, inter alia, improving detection capabilities, developing educational measures and supporting inter-faith dialogue and communication;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that under the European Agenda on Security the European Union has made funding available in order to support vocational training for prison personnel with the aim of countering radicalisation in prisons. Calls on member states to make full use of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Centre of Excellence, and specifically to further share expertise through the Prison and Probation Working Group therein;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages specific training to be put in place to enable prison staff to prevent and identify radical behaviour, and to deal appropriately with radicalised prisoners;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that consideration for and training of prison staff is essential in order to ensure goodsecure and appropriate 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;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States to establish a guaranteed service within penal establishments;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States to promote policies to reintegrate prisoners into civil life, in particular policies aiming at the removal of structural barriers preventing the re-integration of ex-prisoners into society, and to establish policies on monitoring and adjustment of penalties;