Introduction in correctional institutions, the lack of personnel in retirement and nursing homes and deficits in facilities for the detention of mentally ill offenders. Concrete recommendations for the institutions are derived from the results of the monitoring visits. The list of all recommendations made to date is available on the AOB homepage. Statistics on the visits 11 Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the basic focus areas of the NPM. This includes information on the content of the preventive mandate, the organisation and resources. Statistics on the monitoring work carried out in 2020 document how many visits were conducted in which institutions, how these were distributed across the Laender and in how many cases there was criticism of the human rights situation. The subject matter of this chapter also includes a summary of the international activities the NPM fosters through numerous networks. This guarantees a continued exchange of experience as well as a uniform approach.