45 8. Persons deprived of their liberty at the places of detention visited by the NPM In 2017, in performing the tasks related to the National Preventive Mechanism, I prepared the following reports. Number of interviewees number of detainees utilization rate (%) name number of detention units inspected* Date of the visit At the time of the visit authorized capacity (persons) Number Place of detention 1. February 16-18, 2016 Forensic Psychiatric and Mental Institution 311 311 69.1 215 98 2. July 19-21, 2016 Sátoraljaújhely Strict and Medium Regime Prison 421 426 101.2 426 84 3. July 26-28, 2016 National Prison of Szombathely 1,476 1,476 97.0 1,433 116 4. September 13-14, 2016 Nagykanizsa Unit of the Debrecen Reformatory of the MoHC** 108 108 44.4 48 65 5. September 26-27, 2016 Debrecen Reformatory of the MoHC** 140 140 83.6 117 68 6. November 8-9, 2016 Bóly-Görcsöny Integrated Institution of Baranya County 235 235 99.6 234 29 7. December 6, 2016 8th District Police Department of the MPHQoB 10 10 10.0 1 4 8. May 16-17, 2017 Platán Integrated Social Institution of Bács-Kiskun County 100 100 94.0 94 61 2,801 2,806 74.9*** 2,568 525 Altogether Social * The number of the inspected detention units contains both the authorized and the additionally created units. ** A joint report was prepared on the separate thematic visits to the Debrecen Reformatory of the MoHC and its Nagykanizsa Unit. *** Average utilization rate at the time of the visits. 8.1. Children deprived of their liberty Minors deprived of their liberty are more vulnerable than adults, irrespective of the reasons for their detention. Due to the minors’ vulnerability deriving from their age, the personnel of places of detention holding minors has to be particularly vigilant to ensure that their physical and mental well-being is adequately protected.151 There is no children’s rights ombudsman in Hungary; however, while performing tasks related to the NPM, I have to pay special attention to the protection of the rights of the child. A child „is a person who has not yet reached 18 years of age, except if such a person becomes an adult earlier pursuant to the laws applicable to him or her.”152 The NPM’s visits to places of detention holding children deprived of their liberty focused, on the one hand, on gathering information on intentional abuse and ill-treatment, and, on the other hand, on finding out whether the detention environment is suitable for ensuring and protecting physical and mental well-being. 151 152 See Clause 20, CPT/Inf (99) 12 See Article 1 of the UN Convention Rights of the child