VІІІ. DETENTION FACILITIES IN THE COURT BUILDINGS In 2013 the NPM launched series of successive inspections of the court buildings in the country, which are guarded by officers from the "Security" Central Directorate at the Ministry of Justice. Subject of the inspections were the temporary isolation and stay facilities (TISF) for individuals detained and forcefully brought to the court authorities in 11 judicial regions. The following aspects were subjected to inspection: treatment (degrading, cruel or inhuman treatment of the individuals, isolation, restriction measures, use of force); protection measures (checks and inspections, complaint and signals filing procedures, disciplinary procedures); living conditions (food, lighting and ventilation, hygiene, sanitary premises, accommodation) and medical services. All court buildings in Bulgaria have to meet the general regulatory requirements, and they are separately categorised depending on the provisions of special bylaws. For example, Appendix No 1 to art. 3, para 2 of Ordinance No 4 of 10 January 2008 regarding the safety and security rules and norms in the design, construction, reconstruction, modernisation and operation of the judicial power sites (issued by the MJ, promulgated in the SG, issue 8 of 25 January 2008) makes distinction of 5 categories of court buildings. The NPM inspection teams visited 3 of these categories of buildings: II category, where the court building on the territory of Plovdiv falls in; III category – the buildings of 9 district courts, of the Administrative Court in Kyustendil, the Administrative Court in Smolyan and the buildings of 2 regional courts – in Duplitsa and in Kazanlak; IV category which the buildings of 29 regional courts fall in. According to the effective regulations and the categorisation introduced for the proper functioning of the activity related to forcefully bringing individuals to the court authorities the following separate premises for official use are required in the court buildings: - for buildings in categories II and III: one room for bringing men; one room for bringing women; one room for bringing minors; one toilet with a wash basin; - for buildings in category IV: one room for bringing adults; one room for bringing minors; one toilet with a wash basin. The following separate premises for official use are required for the proper functioning of the "Escort" activities: - for buildings in category II: a minimum of 8 premises for temporary stay and isolation of escorted individuals – each of them with a 6-person capacity; a minimum of 3 toilets in a common sanitary premise; one on-duty officer premise; two premises for meetings with lawyers; all premises must be connected via shared corridor where safety zones should be secured and where the escorted individuals should be searched before entry in and exit from the premises; - for buildings in category III: a minimum of 4 premises for temporary stay and isolation of escorted individuals – each of them with a 6-person capacity; a minimum of two toilets in a common sanitary premise; one on-duty officer premise; one premise for meetings with lawyers; all premises must be connected via shared corridor where safety zones 43