electrical and ventilation installations were included in the budget request for 2016. The construction work to separate the toilet area from the rest of the holding cell will be performed before 1 January 2017 in any case. Inmate cells must have separate toilet facilities by this date at the latest in order to comply with the Penitentiary System Act. Replacement of the furniture was also promised for the 2016 budget year. The prison warden ordered that places for sitting and reclining be provided. One holding cell was expressly designated as a nonsmoking area. If necessary, additional cells can be adapted to become non-smoking areas at any time. The Federal Ministry of Justice further states that, as a first step, it has been ordered that holding cells shall only be for single occupancy. Occupancy by more than one person will only be permitted in exceptional cases, e.g. when it is unavoidable because numerous persons will be brought before the judge, or single occupancy is out of the question due to the detainee’s status according to the Viennese Instrument for Suicidality in Correctional Institutions. Places for sitting and reclining were also installed The NPM took positive note of the emergency measures and the measures announced for 2016. However, at the same time, it was emphasised that the work to spatially separate the toilet area must be carried out as soon as possible and without delay. Moreover, it was stressed that, in order to implement the measures, it must be ensured that the holding cells are only occupied by one person. Occupancy by multiple persons waiting to be brought before the judge must be avoided. Only single occupancy until further notice According to additional feedback from the Ministry, the relevant actors were urged to make an advance plan to prevent multiple occupancies in the holding cells until the adaptation measures have been implemented.  When the holding cells at the Innsbruck correctional institution are occupied by more than one person, the lack of a partition around the toilets violates the requirement to protect human dignity.  The NPM advocates that a privacy screen and an odour barrier separate the sanitary facilities from the rest of the cell in all holding cells at the Innsbruck correctional institution.  Holding cells must also have sufficient light to read and permit the entry of daylight. In accordance with Section 103 (4) of the Penitentiary System Act, the Innsbruck correctional institution disposes of eleven regular holding cells and one specially secured cell in the basement of the Regional Court. The commission observed that this specially secured inmate cell has no proper toilet, but only a standing toilet integrated into the floor. Furthermore no furnishings are available to sit or recline. When an inmate cell (in accordance with Section 103 of the Penitentiary System Act) is used because the inmate is a danger to himself or others, no chair can be placed in the cell for safety reasons. As a result the person held there must sit on the floor. No furnishings in the specially secured inmate cell 112