46 made on the visits to Police Administrations that were addressed 88 recommendations. Out of this number of provided recommendations, the competent authorities acted upon 44 recommendations, they partially acted upon 40 of them, and failed to act upon 4 recommendations. Acting upon recommendations of the NPM, addressed in order to protect and exercise the rights of apprehended and detained persons and the prevention of their mistreatment, Police Administrations in Kruševac, Leskovac, Niš, Novi Pazar and Pirot hand over to the detained person’s appropriate written notifications about their rights. In line with the recommendations, records of detained persons are duly maintained in the Police Administrations in Kruševac, Niš and Požarevac. Police officers of Police Administrations in Kruševac, Leskovac and Subotica abandoned the practise of obligatory presence during medical checkups of all the detainees, but currently do so only upon the request of a doctor, for security reasons. Police Administrations in Leskovac and Niš no longer insert medical documents of persons in the files formed upon the detention of persons, while the information about health condition of detained persons is available to police officers solely to the extent relevant for their treatment during detention. In acting upon the NPM recommendations, persons detained based on the Law on Criminal Procedure in the Penal and Correctional Institution in Niš – Detention Unit in Pirot, are, during the detention time, allowed to stay in fresh air, have shower and elementary items for maintaining hygiene. After the provided recommendations, the living conditions in the detention premises were improved in several police administrations.79 Furthermore, in 2016 the police department in Batajnica and the Police Station in Bač were furnished with new detention rooms.80 Police Administrations in Novi Pazar and Požarevac enhanced their firefighting system in buildings they use. Nevertheless, many detention premises still do not meet the contemporary standards in terms of living conditions provided therein,81 while the recommendations of the NPM to improve conditions in certain premises for detention have not been complied with, stating the unacceptable justification – the lack of material and technical conditions.82 In order to duly document any case of using the coercive measures and provide an unbiased evaluation whether their use was justified and proper, the NPM recommended to the Police Administrations in Kruševac, Niš and Požarevac to obtain written statements of persons against whom the coercive measures were taken, with regard to the circumstances of such measures and any injuries inflicted, and these Police Administrations acted accordingly. 79 80 81 82 In addition to regular visits, five visits were made for the purpose of monitoring the actions upon previous recommendations (PA Pirot, PS Vršac and PA Novi Pazar including stations operating under it). In the premises of the Police Administration seat in Kruševac and Police Station in Tutin, an improved artificial lighting has been installed and in the premises of the Police Administration seat in Leskovac and Police Station in Lebane, artificial lighting and airing of premises has been improved. Letter of MoI, 02/5 no.: 251/16-34 of October 27, 2016. Premises for detention in the seats of Police Administrations in Niš and Novi Pazar; at police stations in Brus, Trstenik, Varvarin, Ćićevac, Lebane, Merošina, Svrljig, Ražanj, Doljevac Aleksinac, Sjenica, Veliko Gradište and Kučevo; police unit in Požarevac. Detention rooms in police administrations in Niš and Novi Pazar; police stations in Lebane, Merošina, Svrljig Ražanj, Doljevac, Aleksinac and Sjenica.