National Preventive Mechanism Penitentiary establishment No 2 The “Journal for records and registration of placement in karzer” N320 and “Journal for records of convicts placed in solitary cells” N 129 were examined. Notes made in the journals reveal that in 2012 400 inmates were placed in solitary cell 248 out of which - in the first half of the year and 152 – in the second half of the year. In 2012 83 inmates were warned, short-term visits were restricted for 55 inmates, right to use telephone was limited for 283 prisoners, 157 inmates were restricted to use personal items and 1 inmate was restricted the right to write letters. The most common type of violations are “noise in a cell”, “communication with inmates in other cells”, “passing something to another cell’, “making so-called kabura” (digging out a wall into another cell). We shall note that apart from a few exceptions all violations are quite concretely and clearly explained in the relevant journal. Though rarely still we encounter citing as a violation of getting a tattoo and damaging one’s own clothes and it is absolutely incomprehensible why this is considered a violation. Penitentiary establishment No 3 In 2012, 26 prisoners were placed in a solitary cell, out of which 15 inmates - in the first part of the year and 11 inmates - in the second part of the year. In 2012 warning were given to 9 prisoners while 1 prisoner was prohibited from the right to send and receive a parcel for a certain period of time. The most common violations are fight and verbal abuse. Penitentiary establishment No 4 In 2012, 22 inmates were placed in solitary cell, out of which 12 inmates in the first part of the year and 10 inmates - in the second part of the year. And the most common violation was: noise in a cell”. Penitentiary establishment No 5 In 2012, 65 prisoners were punished and placed in solitary cell, out of which 45 inmates - in the first part of the year and 20 inmates - in the second part of the year. The most common violations were “verbal abuse of another inmate”, “verbal abuse of personnel”, “did not comply with the regime regulations and made noise in a cell”, during examination refused to enter the cell”, “verbal abuse of a doctor”, “did not comply with the lawful demand of the regime regulations”. In addition, in 2012 warning was given to 1 inmate while 2 inmates were transferred to a cell-type place. Penitentiary establishment No 6 In 2012, for the purpose of punishment 144 inmates were placed in solitary cells, 92 inmates during first 6 months and 52 inmates in the second part of the year. Also, in 2012, 29 prisoners received warning, 1 inmate was given strict warning, 4 inmates were restricted the right to use establishment shop as 8 prisoners were restricted the right to use telephone. Penitentiary establishment No 7 In 2012 no prisoner was placed in a solitary cell. During the reporting period 5 inmates were given warning, 8 convicts were restricted the right to use telephone, 7 inmates were restricted the right to receive visits and 1 inmate was restricted to conduct correspondence. www.ombudsman.ge NPM Report