Monitoring visits highlighted that detainees do not have the possibility to follow personal hygiene requirements fully due to the lack of sanitary and hygiene aids. In most cases, personal hygiene items are brought by the relatives of detainees, in violation of national legislation providing for the delivery of laundry soap and paper for hygienic needs for common use in the cells. Soap and toothpaste are rarely provided in PDF No. 25. Nutrition The management of PDF No. 25 is making an effort to improve nutrition standards among detainees. They provide flour and bake bread themselves. Three hot meals are provided per day, while two hot courses are served during lunch (first course and second course). In the course of interviews, no complaints regarding the quantity and quality of food provided in pre-trial detention facilities were voiced by detainees. Basically, in all PDFs detainees have an opportunity to cook their own food. For this purpose, electric stoves have been installed inside the cells. However, in many places electric wires are bare which is a violation of fire safety regulations and poses a serious threat to the life of detainees. The food preparation process in the pre-trial detention facilities covered by the monitoring study is consistent with sanitary and hygiene requirements. Cooks keeps the premises for preparing food clean by using special cleaning supplies. An air vent was installed in the food unit of PDF No. 24 with support by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek. Sanitary and epidemiological activities Monitoring teams noticed that not in all pre-trial detention facilities sanitary and epidemiological activities are carried out properly. For instance the monitors noticed a significant number of cockroaches in one of the cells of PDF No. 25. Some PDFs (for instance PDF No. 23) sign contracts with the sanitary and epidemiological service to conduct activities on exterminating rodents and insects. Exercise in the yard In all the PDFs covered by the monitoring report detainees can exercise in the fresh air for one hour daily. On the premises of PDF No. 23 there are four exercise yards; one is 3x5 meters and the other three – 5x7 meters in size. With OSCE financial support a shed was installed to serve as protection from precipitations in this institution. There are three exercise yards in PDF No. 24, one of which is used for life sentenced prisoners. In PDF No. 25 there are four exercise yards which are 7x9.5 meters in size. Allowing visits In PDF No. 23 there is no room for visits. 50