     In 2019, ensure in practice that persons placed in the TAC can stay in the open air for an unlimited period of time; arrange exercise equipment in the yard; In 2019, increase the time allocated for the use of computers in the centre in the daytime to ensure contact with the outside world for the persons in custody; In 2019, include fruit in the menu; In accordance with the CPT recommendation, offering detainees the possibility to cook their own meals should be seriously considered. In 2019, take all the measures to ensure that the preliminary examination covers screening for contagious diseases (Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, etc.) and mental health screening with appropriate means; and  To ensure that a nurse is called in the TAC in the cases of placement of a person with special needs. 5. PSYCHIATRIC ESTABLISHMENTS In 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia issued 18 recommendations concerning the situation in psychiatric establishments, out of which 4 proposals were made to the Parliament of Georgia; 2 recommendations to the Government of Georgia; 10 recommendations to the Ministry of Labour, Healthcare and Social Security of Georgia;1 recommendation to the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia; and 1 recommendation to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. None of the recommendations made to the Parliament of Georgia and the Government of Georgia has been fulfilled. One recommendation to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia was fulfilled partially. One recommendation made to the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia was fulfilled. Out of the 10 recommendations made to the Ministry of Labour, Healthcare and Social Security of Georgia, 1 was fulfilled, 2 were fulfilled partially and 7 recommendations were not fulfilled. The Public Defender and the Special Preventive Group welcome the steps made in 2018 to improve conditions in psychiatric establishments. In this regard, the Surami Psychiatric Clinic193 should be mentioned, where in 2018, rehabilitation works aimed at renovating the infrastructure were conducted and various parts of the infrastructure were renovated. In 2018, the power supply, washing block and the patients’ reception section were renovated in the Academician B. Naneishvili National Centre for Mental Health;194 a new building was arranged and some of the patients were transferred there. The Public Defender and the Special Preventive Group welcome the steps taken by the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia. However, it should be noted that the situation in the Academician B. Naneishvili National Centre for Mental Health has improved for only a small part of patients. The majority of the patients 193 194 Address, the city of Surami, 12, Rusia Str. Address: the city of Khoni; the village of Kutiri. 74

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