6 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2015/2062(INI)
Amendment 140 #
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; calls on the Member States to provide the inmates with sufficient means for sportive, social and cultural activities to lower frustration and violence; recalls that the Commission recently mentioned the possibility of drawing on the Structural Funds of the European Union;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to share any relevant information about persons who violate their conditions of probation, such as travel restrictions, with the respective European authorities and national authorities of the other Member States and to enter the data into the Schengen Information System (SIS) on a complete basis and in a timely manner.
Amendment 203 #
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 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; calls on the Member States to establish own attendance centers for adolescents;
Amendment 229 #
11. Calls on Member States to combat the growing phenomenon of radicalisation in prison, e.g. by training prison staff in detecting early signs of radicalization of individual inmates, by strict alternative accommodation of radicalized inmates, irrespectively of this person serving a sentence or being in custody awaiting trial or by verifying non governmental organisations which have access to inmates;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to combat the phenomenon of trafficking in illicit substances and drugs in prisons more effectively;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States to enable inmates to complete a professional education and to offer courses in leadership and social abilities to boost their chances for a smooth reintegration into society; Encourages Member States to establish contact points for released inmates which offer information and support for job hunting activities;