In terms of rehabilitation-resocialization, the situation in special risk establishment has worsened.174 In this situation the prisoners in closed and special-risk prisons are not allowed to walk for more than an hour a day, as in previous years. Walking as per the schedule175 is still problematic.176 Spending 23 hours in a cell without interesting and diverting activities in closed and special risk facilities strengthens the feeling of protest, injustice and hopelessness among the inmates, which poses additional problems in terms of maintaining order and security. In terms of rehabilitation-resocialization, the situation was not much better in semi-open facilities, where although prisoners move freely during the day in within the facility, but they were mostly not engaged in any activity.177 According to the information received from the Ministry, the Center for Vocational Training and Retraining of Convicts offers distance learning courses in N2, N5, N11 and N16 penitentiary establishments. Additionally, work is underway on other remote activities that are in the process of being developed.178 The Public Defender welcomes the step taken by the Center to offer such an alternative to rehabilitation activities for convicts and hopes that remote rehabilitation activities will cover all penitentiary institutions. According to the experience of other countries, in the face of pandemic constraints, for the purpose of conflict prevention and skills development every opportunity should be taken to adapt to the challenges of existing courses and programs and, if possible, to make them remote/online.179 Activities may be carried out live with keeping the distance (where possible) or online either on a live mode or through video recordings prepared in advance and provided to prisoners. TVs, radios, and computer resources existing in the facilities may be used for educational purposes as a means of disseminating information to involve prisoners in the learning process. Internal cell activities such as sketching, literature competitions, and music activities should also be encouraged.180 According to the received information181 in 2020, only 85 individual sentence plans in penitentiary facilities were drawn. Such a small number of plans is not due to a pandemic situation, since in 2019, for example, 174According to the statistical data available on the website of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, from January 1 to October 2020, only 1 rehabilitation activity was carried out in N3 and N7 institutions: in N3 institution - recreational program with 4 prisoners, and in N7 institution art therapy with 1 prisoner. No activities were carried out in facility N6. During the same period, 2 prisoners participated in industrial employment in facility N3 and 7 - in facility N6. Statistical data are available at: https://bit.ly/3regzJv>, [last visited: 19.01.2021]. 175 Prisoners in facilities N2 and N8 often refuse to go for a walk because they are offered to go for a walk early in the morning, at 7-8 am, which is not the walking time according to the schedule. 176There are problems in the facilities with the arrangement of walking yards and the lack of sports equipment. 177 For example, according to the statistical data available on the website of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, from January 1 to October 2020, only 2 programs were held in N14 facility (group interventions and art therapy), in N15 facility 3 (group interventions, art therapy, recreational program) and in facility N17 - 1 recreational program. 178 Special Penitentiary Service response №300956/01 of December 21, 2020. 179 See Covid-19 Response Guide for Decision Makers (World Practice and Recommendations). P. 30-33, document available at: https://bit.ly/3r2rOES [Last visited: 20.01.2021]. 180 Information is available in English on the website of the Rehabilitation Organization in the United Kingdom: https://bit.ly/3qWOlmy, [last visited: 20.01.2021]. 181 According to the response N300956/01 of the Special Penitentiary Service of December 21, 2020, in 2019, a total of 84 individual sentence plans were made in penitentiary institutions (in N5 facility -25, in N11 facility -39, in N16 facility -10, and in N17 facility -10). In 2020, individual plan for serving 85 sentences was drawn up (15 in N5, 29 in N11, 28 in N16, and 13 in N17). 61