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HM INSPECTORATE OF PRISONS Report on HM Prison Barlinnie
10. RECOMMENDATIONS
10.1 Suitable arrangements for sanitation should be made in 'A' Hall ( paragraph 2.4) and Letham Hall ( paragraph 2.35).
10.2 Steps should be taken immediately to stop the washing of cutlery and dishes in the slopping out area in 'A' Hall ( paragraph 2.4).
10.3 Prisoners who are due to appear in court should have the opportunity and facility to shower or wash and shave before the court appearance ( paragraph 2.5).
10.4 Electric power in cells should be installed in 'A' Hall ( paragraph 2.6).
10.5 Untried prisoners in 'A' Hall should have access to work or recreation, and should not spend as much time in cells ( paragraph 2.7).
10.6 Arrangements for recreation, exercise and meaningful activities for untried prisoners in 'C' Hall should be reviewed ( paragraph 2.22).
10.7 Ways should be found to allow young remand prisoners in 'D' Hall more time out of their cells for recreation in the evening ( paragraph 2.29).
10.8 The holding cubicles in Reception should be discontinued and a decent and proper Reception facility created ( paragraph 5.3).
10.9 Management should raise again, with the Chief Constable, the practice of including syringes which were in prisoners' possession on arrest in the personal property bags ( paragraph 5.12).
10.10 The process starting when visitors book in at the visit desk to the start of the visit should be improved to keep waiting times to a minimum ( paragraph 7.31).
10.11 A formal multi disciplinary Race Relations Monitoring Group should be set up ( paragraph 7.67).
10.12 A system of transportation and storage should be introduced which retains the heat and quality of the food between point of cooking and point of serving ( paragraph 8.13).
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