Sobering up cell
The sobering cell , colloquially in Switzerland and also Hotel Suff on the Upper Rhine , is the name given to rooms that are used to hold people under the influence of alcohol or drugs until they have finished their intoxication . Such rooms can represent a separate institution or be attached to a hospital , prison or other (for example a police station ).
Reasons for imprisonment in a sobering cell
The reason for imprisonment in a sobering cell can be that the imprisoned person is putting himself or others at serious and immediate risk. It is also possible that the person was imprisoned for a reason not related to the intoxication, but was intoxicated at the time of the arrest and that the police will therefore first want to sober the person under controlled conditions.
Furnishing and equipment
The term sobering cell is neither exactly defined nor a technical term. In the federal law of Switzerland it is not used. An ordinary prison cell , which is exceptionally used to sober up an imprisoned person, is also a sobering cell in this sense.
Specialized sobering cells are characterized - in comparison to normal cells - by a sparse facility. In many cases they are tiled throughout or at least for the most part to make cleaning easier. This is particularly important because of the consequences of alcohol intoxication , which can include vomiting and uncontrolled urination .
In order to prevent damage to property, sobering cells usually do not contain any movable furniture. The toilet is designed, for example, as a squat toilet and the bed is an elevation (also tiled) in the floor. As with other prison cells, an attempt is sometimes made to calm inmates down by keeping the room in a color that the operator hopes will have a calming effect. This is often pink . The effect of this is, however, controversial.
Since people who are placed in a sobering cell often have an unstable state of health (e.g. alcohol poisoning) and therefore require medical supervision, sobering cells are, among other things, attached to hospitals or cared for by medical specialists. This is the case in the canton of Zurich , for example .
costs
The operation of sobering cells is associated with considerable costs, depending on the equipment and support. The Canton of Zurich is assuming costs of 1.7 million francs per year for the operation of its sobering cells. If there is a legal basis, these costs can at least partially be passed on to the person to be sobered up in the form of fees, which is the case in twelve cantons .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The city is asking too much for one night in the "Hotel Suff". In: Tages-Anzeiger . August 22, 2013, accessed October 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Südkurier: Welcome to the "Hotel Suff": Insights into the sobering cells of the Waldshut police
- ↑ a b Swiss dispatch agency : Local council disputes "Hotel Suff" costs. In: 20 minutes . August 20, 2014, accessed September 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells - report in fulfillment of the postulate 13.4007 "Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells" of October 24, 2013. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Council , April 1, 2015, p. 4 , archived from the original on October 6, 2015 ; accessed on September 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells - report in fulfillment of the postulate 13.4007 "Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells" of October 24, 2013. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Council , April 1, 2015, p. 2 , archived from the original on October 6, 2015 ; accessed on September 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ How much does a night in the sobering cell cost? in fudder. News from Freiburg (2006). ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Zurich: successful sober cell concept. ( Flash Video -Video) (No longer available online.) In: 10vor10 . Swiss television , October 5, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 4, 2012 (video report on a sobering cell in the canton of Zurich for clarification). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ René Meier: Cham now has a pink sobering cell. In: Neue Luzerner Zeitung . September 7, 2013, accessed September 7, 2015 .
- ↑ lua: Pink is the No. 1 trend color in prison cells. In: 20 minutes . July 9, 2013, accessed September 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Swiss Dispatch Agency : Study shows: Pink prison cell does not calm prisoner. In: Aargauer Zeitung . December 14, 2013, accessed September 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells - report in fulfillment of the postulate 13.4007 "Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells" of October 24, 2013. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Council , April 1, 2015, p. 5 , archived from the original on October 6, 2015 ; accessed on September 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Anita Bachmann: Bern wants Zurich sobering cells. In: The Bund . May 25, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells - report in fulfillment of the postulate 13.4007 "Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells" of October 24, 2013. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Council , April 1, 2015, p. 8 , archived from the original on October 6, 2015 ; accessed on September 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells - report in fulfillment of the postulate 13.4007 "Evaluation of the cost recovery of sobering cells" of October 24, 2013. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Council , April 1, 2015, p. 9 , archived from the original on October 6, 2015 ; accessed on September 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
