A/HRC/27/48 46. In total, there are 331 licensed lawyers and 33 interns. The Ministry of Justice reported that it was soon to undertake consultations with the Bar Association on how to guarantee broad access to the legal profession and to promote the presence of lawyers in the most remote regions of the country. The Ministry of Justice plans to increase the number of judges in the regional and district courts. 47. In criminal matters, the length of preventive detention is not yet limited. For ordinary offences, it is limited to six months, except in cases of the misappropriation of public funds. With regard to migrants, the time limit for administrative detention is between 15 and 30 days. 48. Like judges responsible for the execution of sentences, investigating judges must visit the detainees whom they have placed in detention. 49. The Government further reported that the prison administration had plans to build homes for women accused of infanticide, a detention centre with 1,500 places in Sébikotane, 40 kilometres from Dakar, and six regional facilities with 500 places each. Italy 50. The Government of Italy informed the Working Group of the measures taken to implement the recommendations issued in the Working Group’s report on its official visit to Italy in November 2008 (A/HRC/10/21/Add.5). 51. The Government of Italy referred to the recommendation concerning the need to shorten the duration of criminal trials with a view to ensuring better protection of the right to be tried without undue delay. It provided information on the enactment of a number of new laws and the introduction of regulatory changes designed to limit the use of remand in custody. 52. With regard to the recommendation to thoroughly investigate incidents of police brutality and to hold those responsible accountable, the Government reported that a strong normative framework had been designed in order to ensure provisions adequate to the service performed by the police forces. Each and every case/incident is duly and promptly investigated. More generally, training activities, including human rights-related courses, have been introduced for all law enforcement agencies, and prison staff are provided with relevant training and given frequent refresher courses. Reference is made to article 582 of the Criminal Code on the ill-treatment of persons deprived of their liberty, under which proceedings are often brought for the misconduct of law enforcement officials, even in cases of minor injuries. A system monitoring all critical events, including any injuries suffered by inmates, has been instituted. The Prison Administration Department provides information to all prison facilities on the Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol). In addition, the establishment of a national ombudsman/guarantor of the rights of detainees and prisoners is currently pending approval by the Senate. 53. According to the Government, article 41 bis of Act No. 354 of 1975 (Penitentiary Act) provides for a regime of restrictions for prisoners from the upper echelons of mafia, terrorist or subversive criminal organizations. A total of 716 persons are currently subject to that regime, which has been strengthened by Act No. 94 of 2009. The Minister of Justice adopts a provision applying the regime, which lasts for four years and can be extended for an additional period of two years. The restrictions under the regime cannot be modified either by the administrative authority or the judicial authority, since they are established by the law. 17