However, the inmate cell is not free of potential hazards. The doorframe has a sharp and hard edge on which a prisoner could easily injure himself. The fact that the specially secured inmate cell has no place to sit or recline is not tolerable in terms of humane treatment. Therefore, the NPM recommended that places to sit and recline be provided, which could remain in the cell also if the inmate was a danger to himself or others. Moreover, the NPM recommended that the existing potential hazards be mitigated. Places to sit and recline must be provided The Federal Ministry of Justice reports that the prison warden had ordered the creation of places to sit and recline. Moreover, the aforementioned potential hazard from the doorframe was eliminated. Order to create places to sit or recline  It is degrading when detainees, who are placed in a specially secured inmate cell because they are a danger to themselves or others, must sit or lie on the floor due to the lack of suitable furnishings.  The NPM advocates that there be an appropriate place to sit and recline in the specially secured inmate cell at the Innsbruck correctional institution.  The statement of the Federal Ministry of Justice that orders have already been given to create a place to sit or recline is encouraging. Defective furnishings in inmate cells at the Leoben, Vienna-Simmering and Wiener Neustadt correctional institutions In wards 13 and 14 of the Vienna-Simmering correctional institution, the commission was confronted with the poor condition of the beds in the inmate cells. The boards of the slatted frame were screwed on at large distances, which resulted in the mattress sagging. To avoid back pain from this, the detainees have used pads made of corrugated cardboard. Defective slatted frames During another visit to the Vienna-Simmering correctional institution, it was discovered that the drains in the bath in Section 10 were rusty, a mirror was broken, and the lockers in the inmate cells are too small, not divided into sections and cannot be locked. Personal items are stored in boxes under the bed or on self-made shelves and therefore frequently go missing. In the women’s section of the Leoben correctional institution, the commission was made aware of old, worn-out mattresses, that caused back pain – among other things. Due to their thickness of only eight to ten centimetres – in interaction with a wooden board as a base – the mattresses become worn-out very quickly. Moreover, some of the mattresses were very dirty, the headrests were very old and the filling was poor. Worn-out mattresses In the Wiener Neustadt correctional institution, the commission also noticed that the cells seemed much neglected, the mattresses were old and the wardrobes were outdated and shabby. 113