The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) devotes a chapter in its 2020 report, published on Thursday 6 May, to the basic requirements for ensuring a decent life for prisoners. Failure to respond would expose them to “inhuman or degrading treatment”, it said.
During its visits, the CPT observed that the budgetary crisis affecting prison administrations has resulted in significant cuts in the quality of life...