Page 64  Undue delays of trials even when the files for discussion are ready , the purpose being to prolong the duration of custody, thereby creating problems for the defence and foreign observers;  Filling trial halls with elements of the Intelligence Service so as to prevent families of the political detainees and foreign observers and journalists from following the proceedings. Conditions of Sahrawi Political Detainees in the Various Moroccan Prisons 193. Sahrawi political prisoners live under very degrading conditions in the Moroccan prisons where the minimum humanitarian conditions do not exist and abuse and torture are rampant. 194. The sufferings of the prisoners take the following forms:  Arbitrary transfer to prisons far away from their families;  Isolation and solitary confinement;  Prevention from communication with the outside world;  Constant surveillance and inspection;  Prevention of direct visits;  Psychological and physical torture;  Refusal of the Prisons Department to forward the complaints of prisoners;  Prevention from access to newspapers, books and any other correspondence;  Being forced to stay in overcrowded cells;  Discrimination against Sahrawi detainees and inciting common prisoners against them;  Malnutrition, lack of hygiene and ventilation;  Lack of treatment and medicine and medical attention in general;  Families having to meet the cost of food and medicine;  Prevention from furthering their studies.