CAT/C/LBN/CO/1 regrets that the transfer of the administration of prisons from the Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities to the Ministry of Justice has not yet been completed. 21. Recalling the recommendations made under the inquiry procedure (see A/69/44, annex XIII, para. 38 (s), (v)-(x) and (z)-(bb)), the State party should: (a) Continue its efforts to improve conditions of detention and alleviate the overcrowding of penitentiary institutions and other detention facilities, including through the application of non-custodial measures. In that connection, the Committee draws the State party’s attention to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules); (b) Adopt urgent measures to remedy any deficiency relating to temperature, insufficient ventilation and humidity levels in prison cells and other places of detention; (c) prolonged; Ensure, in law and in practice, that pretrial detention is not excessively (d) Ensure the strict separation of pretrial detainees from convicted detainees and of juveniles from adults in all detention facilities; (e) Guarantee that the basic needs of persons deprived of their liberty are satisfied, including with regard to sanitation, medical care, visits, food and water; (f) Ensure that prison search and admittance procedures are not degrading to inmates or visitors; (g) Complete the transfer of the management of the prison system from the Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities to the Ministry of Justice. Solitary confinement 22. The Committee is concerned that solitary confinement may be imposed as a disciplinary measure for up to 30 consecutive days (Decree No. 14310 of 1949, art. 104). 23. The State party should bring its legislation and practice on solitary confinement into line with international standards, particularly rules 43 to 46 of the Nelson Mandela Rules. Deaths in custody 24. While taking note of the State party’s information that between 2012 and 2016 a total of 81 deaths occurred in the prison system, the Committee regrets that, despite the requests made to the State party’s delegation to provide detailed information on cases of deaths in custody that occurred during the period under review, no information has been received on the causes of those deaths or on any investigation into such deaths (arts. 2, 11 and 16). 25. The State party should take measures to ensure that all instances of death in custody are promptly and impartially investigated by an independent body. It should also provide all parties concerned with detailed information on cases of death in custody and the causes of those deaths. Hard labour 26. While taking note of the explanation given by the delegation that, although the Criminal Code provides for sentences of imprisonment with hard labour for certain offences, that punishment is not applied in practice, the Committee is concerned that the penalty has not yet been abolished (art. 16). 27. The State party should legally abolish imprisonment with hard labour. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to paragraphs 1 and 2 of rule 97 of the 5