prison in 2013 - 118 prisoners. The NPM's assessment is that there is no financial mechanism in the Bulgarian prisons, ensuring funds for increasing this employment, for example, in the form of courses, financed by the state budget or by own funds from the GE PP. Financing in the prisons' system should be secured for the development of activity programmes for the prisoners, labour, educational and professional activities in particular, taking into account the specific needs of the various groups of prisoners. Activities related to the implementation of the National Strategy Against Drugs have been carried out in the prison in Varna. These activities included group discussions three times a year with more than 1000 prisoners participating in 4-5 events carried out. In 2011 475 prisoners were included in the first module of the Adaptation Programme, and 64 in the second and third module of the programme. Individual work is related mainly with revised planning of the sentences. 750 prisoners took part in HIV and AIDS prevention programme. Two clubs by interest were established – Art Club and Poetry Club. One prisoner has received permission from the Ministry of Justice to be engaged in a freelance creative work. The sports activities include monthly chess, backgammon, bridge, table tennis and football tournaments. Overpopulation, lack of physical assets for group work, sports fields, sports activity space, as well as the lack of financing for this activity are identified in the prison's administration report as the reasons for the insufficient activities. The lack of financing for such activities is a tradition in the budget allocations to the Bulgarian prisons. The complete work in 2011 was carried out by 7 inspectors in the prison corps and three in the two boarding houses – 1 probation inspector and 2 psychology inspectors. Three computers are used for training purposes. More active work is related to non-government organisations, religious activities and creative initiative. The report to the CD ES from the complex inspection of the prison in Varna carried out in March 2011 identifies one of the very few permanent activities which is the computer literacy programme, as well as the optimum use of the physical – technical capabilities of the prison. But this is insufficient in general to achieve four-hour engagement of the free time of the prisoners and to involve them into meaningful activities. The activities planned in the prison in Varna take into account the existing possibilities and may not be assessed as significant progress without a change in the physical assets available, the financing of activities and the provision of additional personnel. The trend, found for all CF, for tough workload on the Social Activity and Educational Work (SAEW) inspectors is noted in all three prisons visited in 2012 and 2013. One inspector at an average works with approximately 140 prisoners in the prison in Bourgas, with 85 in the prison in Varna and with more than 120 prisoners in the prison in Bobov Dol. Individuals sentenced to life in prison The hygiene – living conditions that the prisoners with life sentences are accommodated in are satisfactory in the three prisons. The prison in Varna has available a team of inspector from SDI and inspector – psychologist working with these inmates. Assessment of the offender is prepared for each one. This assessment is detailed, specific and allows full identification of the risks. 54