National Preventive Mechanism conditions stipulated in sanitary-hygiene norms”. According to the same response, the problem of dust and specific smell caused by construction works has almost been eliminated in the establishment. We were also informed that a special team of Project – 21 LTD is carrying out works to regulate operation of the ventilation system, which in the near future will be fully installed. We believe that there should not be concrete floor not just in medical and rehabilitation centre but even in ordinary establishment. Also, the Preventive Group expresses hope that in the future, before opening of a new establishment infrastructural problems would be eliminated and their settlement would not be a cause for concern for the ministry after prisoners are placed there. Recommendation to the Ministry of Corrections, Probation and Legal Aid of Georgia: To ensure proper refurbishment of all the aforementioned establishments, abolition of so-called barrack-type system and transformation into cell system; To ensure appropriate natural and artificial lighting, ventilation and heating of cells of all establishments; To ensure elimination of establishments N3, N4 and N12 or conduction of major refurbishment works. PERSONAL HYGIENE According to “a.a” subparagraph of the Article 14 of the Imprisonment Code, accused/ convict has a right to be provided with items of personal hygiene. According to article 21 of the same law, “an accused/convict shall have an opportunity to satisfy his/her natural physiological needs and exercise his/her personal hygiene without abuse of honor and human dignity”. “As a rule, an accused/convict shall be provided an opportunity of shower twice a week and barber service at least once a month. Despite the legislation requirement, twice a week shower was closed in any of closed-type establishments in the first half of 2012. Inmates placed in Tbilisi N8 establishment took showers once a week and according to them, they were obliged to end taking shower in maximum 10 minutes. The said problem in semi-open establishments is regulated to a certain extent thanks to bathrooms available in blocks and yard. The only exception is N6 accommodation block in the Geguti N14 establishment where inmates have possibility of taking shower just once a week. After arrival of new management of the penitentiary establishment, as inmates in some closed-type establishments (in closed parts of N15 and N5 establishments, N2 and N8 establishments) said were given right to take a shower twice a week. As to barber service, inmates are either service each other or an inmate registered in service unit acts as a barber. As it was repeatedly stated, majority of cells of Zugidi N4 and Batumi N3 establishments have semi-open toilet facilities that do not comply with any standards. Cells of N6 establishments have isolated toilets but length of their door does not provide complete isolation. According to the third paragraph of Article 22 of the Imprisonment Code “An accused/convict shall have a bed and bed linen for personal use, which shall be delivered to him/her clean and undamaged. Administration of establishment shall ensure cleanness of the bed linen”. www.ombudsman.ge NPM Report