Table 1. Information on the inspections carried out in 2012 by the Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria in his capacity of a National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention of the United Nations against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Recommendations and Results Date of the Inspected inspection facility 05.0606.06.2012 Report to/date Recommendations 1. Prison in the 1. MJ city of Sofia 2. GD “IPS” 2. “Kazichene” 3. Prison in Prison the city of Dormitory Sofia Standpoint of Actions undertaken the competent authority/date 1. MJ – Ref. No 1. MJ: 1.1 on the grounds of art. 46 of the 66-00-132 on recommendation 1.1: LIPSD “Kazichene” Prison Dormitory to /15.08.2012 “findings are objective…Closure be closed down; is inexpedient with a view to the lack of other option for 1.2 actions to be undertaken on building accommodation of around 550 No of a new prison with capacity 1500-2000 convicted persons.” inmates; 3. “Kazichene” Ref. Prison 0407-12/ Dormitory 16.07.2012 1. Concerning living conditions: 1.3 change of the joinery in the dormitories in “Kazichene” Prison Dormitory; 1.4 fortifying the third block in “Kazichene” Prison Dormitory in accordance with the recommendations specified in the expert reports; 1.5 to provide the inmates with clothing and footware in accordance with the imperative requirements of art. 84, para 2, item 3 of the LIPSD. 2. Concerning the employment: 2.1 GD "IPS" or GD "PP" to undertake actions on encouraging application of art. 80 of the LIPSD concerning on recommendation 1.2: /no particular information/; on recommendation 1.3: “financial resources are needed for that purpose which are not provided for the time being”; on recommendation 1.4: “expediency of such expenditure is questionable”; on recommendation 1.5: “recommendations…can not be implemented as the budget of the prison in the city of Sofia for 2012 does not provide such costs”; 43