premises that would be monitored. During the preliminary meeting with the Director of the IECD Mr. Bardhyl Faskaj the monitoring group was informed on the situation at the institution and problems encountered by the IECD administration in Vaqarr. As a result of closing several IECDs in the framework of restorations and reforms in the prison system, the IECD Vaqarr has recently been subject to several changes by shifting from a common security prison into a pretrial institution. According to the director, the transfer and settlements of the incomers, mainly from IECDs Mine Peza and Jordan Misja, Tirana at this institution have been mainly made normally and smoothly. However, on the other side, the transfer of the detainees to other IECDs and accommodation of pre-detainees who had recently come to this institution, has been an extended and exhausting work load for the staff, since the change of regimen from prison to pretrial detention has revealed its own problems. Anyway, according to the director, the transfer has been successfully conducted and the pre-trial detainees have been accommodated in rooms and the staff has been trying to systemize them by reviewing their files and according to each case. As a consequence of this new situation established at this IECD, the Director revealed as the most significant problems: overpopulation, elements of security in the aeration premises and the limited number of security staff, particularly those in the function of monitoring guards of security perimeters. Meanwhile, other problems arising as a consequence of transfer and settlement of pre-detainees at this institution have been the transport and administration of personal garments and furnishings, as well as their submission to the detainees and pre-detainees, and the information of all family members on the new location of their family members. Along the transfer process, there have been numerous complaints from the pre-detainees regarding the possibility about telephones since, for each section, there is only one telephone device, insufficient for the present number of pre-detainees in that section and complaints about not allowing the transfer of household devices such as TV and fridge, which are limited by the applicable Order of the General Director of Prisons, no. 3895, dated 09.04.2013, who allows in the living premises only equipment purchased by the institution with a special commission. The monitoring group was informed that the official capacity of the IECD is 146 persons, while, at present, at the time of inspection, there were 179 pre-detainees and 1 convicted person. At the institution, there were no minors, but there were 18 pre-detainees, who belonged to the category of 19-21 years old, who were not all grouped in a separate section. Division of regimens and the settlement of pre-detainees in rooms was still in the study phase of files and adjustment according to each case. At the IECD Vaqarr, there were four persons, who were treated with metadon, seven foreign citizens, among whom five Kosovo citizens, one Italian and one German. At the time of inspection, there was no person with disciplinary measure. In addition, the inspection group was informed by the IECD administration in Vaqarr that in the recent months, there have been several severe occurrences, such as an attempt of escape and on the date of 11/02/2015 one pre-trial detainee, who had just arrived at the institution, attempted suicide by self-hanging, but he was stopped in time by the IECD employees and immediately, a plan of measures was taken about his treatment. The structure of the institution was complete and there were no absences in the civil or security staff, but with the new situation of changing the IECD function in Vaqarr, it was required the increase of the security staff with at least 5 employees in the security role. In 20