3.1.8. Overview of submitted recommendations Prior to the preparation of this Annual Report, no responses were received from CPI Shtip and the Directorate for Execution of Sanctions, due to which the following represents only an overview of the recommendations given: Raview no.27 Overview of recommendations given to CPI Shtip When accommodating the convicts in rooms with several beds, the minimum standard of 4m² must be observed for each convicted person; Replacing worn-out mattresses with new ones and providing clean bedding for each convicted person. The convicted persons 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 bathroom and toilets in a decent condition (recommendation addressed to DES); Remove all items from the toilets that could be used as items for injury / self-harm, especially damaged mirrors that need to be replaced with mirrors made of non-breakable material; When placing and treating convicted persons, the prohibition of discrimination on all grounds provided for in Article 4 of the Law on Execution of Sanctions should be strictly complied with; 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 air also in case of bad weather (recommendation addressed to DES); Convicts accommodated in the admission unit must be allowed to spend at least two hours a day outdoors; The convicted persons during their admission to the Institution are to be acquainted with their rights and obligations as convicted persons, while serving their prison sentence, in a manner understandable and appropriate for each convicted person separately, the House Rules for convicted persons, as well as segments of the Law on Execution of Sanctions should be visibly displayed in all units, especially in a visible and easily accessible place for all convicts (the bulletin board can be taken into consideration), and officials should take action to further acquaint convicts with their right to submit a request for exercising a certain right, legal interest or filing a complaint (to hand over to each convicted person copies of the forms for submitting a request, that is, complaint, and to explain to those who are illiterate in a way easily understood by them, as well as to indicate to them the possibility that they can consult an official who will help them compile the request, that is, the complaint); www. ombudsman.mk 115