Raview no.28 Overview of recommendations given to the Directorate for Execution of Sanctions The Directorate for Execution of Sanctions should seriously take into account the submitted requests of the Penitentiary-Correctional Institution for the needs to provide the necessary means for work and take urgent measures for their procurement; To provide funds for the replacement of worn-out mattresses with new ones and to provide clean bedding for each convicted person. The convicts should be provided with the necessary means for hygiene and cleaning and an effort should be made to maintain the level of hygiene in the bathrooms and toilets in a decent condition (Recommendation addressed to the management of the Penitentiary); In all walking areas it is necessary to place rest amenities (benches and tables) and a covered part that would allow uninterrupted walking of the convicts in the open also in bad weather (recommendation addressed to the management of the Penitentiary); To accommodate a separate room where the convicted persons can in a safe and dignified manner make contact with the persons who visit them (recommendation addressed to the management of the Penitentiary); The Directorate for Execution of Sanctions needs to take into account the submitted requests and plans for employment and promotion of officials in preparing the unified report submitted to the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and the Secretariat for Implementation of the Framework Agreement of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, in accordance with the Law on Public Employees and to emphasize the need for additional employment of staff in CPI Shtip. Special care should be taken to ensure that prison staff are professional and skilled, familiar with the procedures and standards for dealing with persons deprived of their freedom and their rights, and that any takeover of staff from other institutions must be performed upon previous training and acquired skills to work in places where persons are deprived of their freedom. www. ombudsman.mk 117