Situation at Penitentiary Establishments In general, the situation in the Establishment N4 was quite during the monitoring days and no incident has taken place. The prisoners were allowed to use the right of visits and phone calls on week-ends as well. Visits to the Geguti Establishment N14 were undertaken on September 18th and 20th, 2012, where the general situation was normal. On September 18th, the convicts declared, that they were restricted of the right to use the phone and the TV from the second half of that day. These rights were fully restored on September 20th. In addition, some of the convicts requested to supply the establishment shop with newspapers and magazines, as well as to provide additional phones. On September 19th, 21st and 24th, 2012, the representatives of Public Defender visited the Kutaisi Establishment N2 and interviewed majority of the prisoners. As a result, they have found out, that the prisoners in the Kutaisi Establishment N2 were restricted of the right to use media sources from the morning of September 19th. This restriction lasted only for a day – up to September 20th. On September 21st, 2012, several prisoners of the Kutaisi Establishment N2 went on a hunger strike. Their basic demand was to fire about 20 staff members of the mentioned Establishment, who displayed degrading and aggressive treatment towards the prisoners in the past. Most frequently the following persons were involved in inflicting of ill treatment: Dimitri Jichonaia – former director of the Establishment and the staff members – Gaga Liparteliani and Irakli Jishkariani. In general, situation at the establishment was calm on September 21st, 2012 and no incidents have occurred. The prisoners also pointed out, they were facing various problems related with the receipt of parcels and the right of phone calls. Majority of convicts stopped hunger strike by the end of September 24th, 2012. Several prisoners continued hunger strike with a demand to be transferred to the partially open type establishment. They were demanding to be transferred to the establishment located in the East Georgia. The prisoners also named the Establishment employees that were ill-treating them in the past. In response, Public Defender Office addressed the Ministry of Corrections, Probation and Legal Assistance with a request to undertake relevant measures to avoid facts of ill-treatment in the penitentiary system in the future. The prisoners expressed their satisfaction towards the fact, that unfair and excessive strict regime requirements being practiced during the recent period and continuously outlined by Public Defender in his reports, were abolished. Medical Establishment N19 for TB Convicts On September 27th, 2012 the Special Preventive Group of Public Defender visited the Medical Establishment N19 for TB convicts and interviewed the inmates of the Establishment. On September 25th, 2012, about 30 convicts went on a hunger strike with a major demand to receive improved medical service, to make and exercise more effective mechanisms of early conditional release, as well as sentence postponement or releasing from the sentence for healthcare reasons. Some of the convicts refused to take medicines in solidarity with those being on hunger strike. On November 2nd, 2012, the staff of the Prevention and Monitoring Department of Public Defender’s Office visited the Medical Establishment N19 for TB convicts. The situation inside the establishment was peaceful at the moment of the visit, though the convicts expressed their dissatisfaction about the poor conditions inside the establishment. Prisoners complained that they were not provided with proper healthcare, relevant medications and equipment for the protection of liver and other organs needed during the TB treatment. NPM Report 2012 In general, the situation at Kutaisi Establishment N2 and Geguti Establishment N4 was calm and no cases of incidents have been identified. According to the prisoners, the establishment staff has not undertaken any pressure against them during the abovementioned days. The establishment was operating in a normal manner and no restriction has been applied.