2.6 VISIT TO RADEČE JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY In 2019, the NPM carried out an unannounced visit to Radeče Juvenile Correctional Facility on 22 July 2019. The educational measure of minors being referred to a juvenile correctional facility imposed by a court for minors who committed criminal offences in the area of all court counties in the Republic of Slovenia is implemented in Radeče Juvenile Correctional Facility, which operates under the auspices of the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (URSIKS) as a body within the Ministry of Justice, and is the only such institution in Slovenia. The measure is implemented for at least one year to no more than three years (after re-imposition even longer) for minors aged between 14 and 23. Radeče Juvenile Correctional Facility can accommodate 47 persons. Upon the visit, it was determined that no changes had occurred in the implementation of the educational measure of referral to the juvenile correctional facility since the last visit, and all minors either worked and/or attended school. 2.6 VISIT TO JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY We made a total of 33 recommendations. These were based on the inspection of living and other premises intended for minors, interviews with the minors who wanted to speak to us and interviews with the management. The Head Office of the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia responded to the recommendations from the report on the visit within the set deadline and for the most part agreed with the recommendations. From a total of 33 recommendations, 14 were accepted and realised, 18 were accepted, but not yet realised, and one was rejected. The rejected recommendation referred to the proposal that the management of the facility relocate a girl enjoying an open regime of accommodation. During our visit, the girls told us that those enjoying an open regime of accommodation are in an unequal position in comparison to the boys enjoying an open regime. The Head Office of the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia explained that Radeče Juvenile Correctional Facility reported that the girl could have been relocated to an open unit, but she would have been deprived of the possibility to make social contacts by such a relocation as per the regime in place at that time, as she would then be much more isolated than other minors. We agreed with the clarifications of the URSIKS and did not insist on the recommendation being realised. It is encouraging that Radeče Juvenile Correctional Facility realised several recommendations since our last visit, including those that were repeated several times in the past. It was thus determined that the recommendation referring to the renovation of the floor in the gym was realised, which had been repeated several times before. Furthermore, the facility bought at its own initiative trainers of different sizes that are now used by their residents in the gym so that the newly renovated floor in the gym would not be damaged. Likewise, the recom- 58 THE REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA ON IMPLEMENTING THE TASKS OF THE NPM