National Preventive Mechanism which 132 received it in the first half of the year and 32 – in the second half of the year. In addition, 2 convicts were strictly warned. “Journal of normative records” N14 does not specify type of violations. With regards to the above, after the monitoring conducted in the first half of 2012 the prevention and monitoring department of Public Defender’s Office issued recommendation to the administration of the establishment to accurately record and register persons placed in solitary cells which was rectified in the second half of 2012 when new journals were opened. There we can see reasons for imposition of disciplinary sanctions, namely, relevant column indicating the specific violation committed by the prisoner for which he was placed in a solitary cell. The most common violations are “made noise in a cell, upon attend the check-up of convicts”. In additions, we see other types of violations, described in details and of various type: “did not allow personal check-examination”, “ during supper caused noise, negatively reacted to remarks”, “making noise during the check”, “was talking to a prisoner placed in a solitary cell”, “ did not allow to conduct check and examination of the cell”, “dropped remains of the food brought from diner near the entrance door”, “was smoking in the hall of living block of convicts and expressed displeasure at the personnel’s remark”, “littering the living territory and block”, “communication from a cell to a yard”, “threw a stone and broke a window glass of the duty building”, “ During the recommendation handing of dinner was moving against the flow of the convicts and tried to attract another convict’s attention”, “ started noise when talking on the telephone and tried to attract attention of other inmates”, “approached a fence near the duty building and tried to climb it”, “Standing in a walking yard was talking loudly to inmates placed in medical part”, “during stay in a solitary cell tried to communicate with other inmates”, “was cutting his hair in dormitory, in the accommodation block and thus soiling beds of others”, “while in the accommodation block was communicating using hand gestures to people that came there for a visit”. We emphasize that in the period from October to December, 2012 solitary confinement cells were used for the purpose of punishment far less, namely in the above-mentioned months only 2 convicts were placed in a solitary cell while the lowest figure of inmates placed in solitary cell penitentiary establishment N15 in Ksani was recorded in September and February of 2012, 34 and 44 respectively. Penitentiary establishment No 16 In 2012 for the purpose of punishment, 324 inmates were placed in a solitary cell, 215 out of which - in the first half of the year and 109 - in the second half of the year. 1 inmate was given administrative sentence. The most common violations include “violent and insolent behavior during check” and “disobedience to a duty officer and aggression”. According to notes made in the above-mentioned journal, in the first half of 2012, 7 cases of release from solitary confinement cell was based on aggravation of health recorded by doctor. We shall note that from October 30th, 2012 to January 1st, 2013 no inmate was placed in a solitary cell while in the month of October 3 convicts were punished with placement in a solitary cell. Penitentiary establishment No 17 In 2012, 110 inmates were placed in a solitary cell, 84 out of which - in the first half of the year and 26 - in the second half of the year. Types of violations were: violation of regime requirements, non-attendance of list check-up, disobedience to a personnel member order. With regards to this establishment it is noteworthy, that During October, November and December no inmates were punished with placement in a solitary cell. www.ombudsman.ge NPM Report