a result there are sleeping premises with conditions for congestion. Partial repair of
sleeping premises, including the construction of sanitary units was in progress during the
inspection of the NPM. This was done with own funds of the prison and voluntary work.
The stay outdoors is extended to 90 minutes and additional toilet is built on site.
Currently the capacity of the prison meets the minimum living space standards, therefore
no reconstruction and modernisation works have been planned for it. The sleeping
premises of the prison have toilets. Bathrooms are common and are used according to
schedule.
Food
Supplies of food products in the prisons are centralised and are directly related to the
budgeted funds.
In 2012 in the Bourgas prison they amount to an average of BGN 2.60 per person. In 2013
the nutrition per day amounts to an average of BGN 2.70. The prison has a problem with
the cooking and the quality of the food. It is related to the qualifications of the kitchen
personnel. Order No 209 of 19 October 2012 has been issued by the warden of the prison
in Bourgas concerning duty by representatives of the voluntary prison body monitoring
the proper distribution of the food. A major problem is also the outstanding current
payments due for food. During the interviews with the prisoners carried out by the NPM
team there was general complaint from the quantity of the portions distributed, the food
for prisoners with specific health needs, as well as the quantity and quality of bread. This
problem was discussed with the deputy warden of the prison in Bourgas in the course of
the inspection. He committed before the NPM team to carry out internal investigation in
relation to the complaints made.
The food rations in the prison in Varna cost BGN 3.17 for the non-working and BGN 3.75
for the working prisoners in 2011. A major problem in this prison as well as the
outstanding current payments due, including for food.
The food in the prison in Bobov Dol is prepared on site. The food rations cost BGN 2.35
per prisoner per day. The menu is balanced and working prisoners receive an addition to
the daily rations. There is a full-time chef and the rest of the kitchen personnel are
prisoners. The food products are stored in poor conditions. The refrigerators are old and
very depreciated. The storage rooms are humid, not ventilated and the floors are
frequently flooded. The stoves, cauldrons and the rest of the kitchen equipment are old
and depreciated as well. The kitchen personnel does not have special clothes as required
during work with food products.
The prison has a contract with a company for DDD (disinfection, disinsectisation and
detarisation – to fight the soiling, insects pests and rodents), which processes the
premises regularly every couple of months, and extraordinary, if necessary.
Medical services
The medical centre (MC) in the prison in Bourgas comprises: doctor's office, dental office,
treatment room, pharmaceuticals storage room – the doctor's assistant is in charge of the
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