under the national and international laws, international standards of
treatment for prisoners.
During the visit conducted to Jail No. 5, facts indicated in the
applications to the Commissioner were ascertained, detention and treatment
were assessed, and the state of ensuring the rights of prisoners kept in the
facility in line with the prison IDR and international standards as well as the
documentation was monitored. 35
In the meantime, private and confidential conversations were held with
more than 50 prisoners, whose requests were promptly investigated.
Moreover, prison canteen, dorms, medical-sanitary unit and newly
constructed establishments were monitored.
In the course of the visit, it was revealed that some records about
prisoners’ personal health story have not been made in their Personal Health
Records, medicines were disseminated to prisoners by the irrelevant
prisoner without a doctor’s instruction, being of the fridge for drugs out of
service and it was failed to comply with sanitary rules wards, ambulatorycare room, dental cabinet of the facility.
During the visit to solitary confinement, it was found that there was a
lack of bulletin board in the prison cells listing the rights and responsibilities
of the prisoners, in some cells the water tap was out of service, and the right
of prisoners to walk was partially restricted.
As well as, it was detected that prison medical-sanitary unit was in need
of re-construction by bringing it into compliance with international
standards.
The prison administration was given suggestion for the elimination of
the shortcomings revealed as well as for better improvement of the custody
conditions, health care service and the documentation under the national and
international laws, Code of the Execution of Punishments and the Prison
IDR.
The purpose of the visit to the Jail No. 6 was to ascertain facts
indicated in the applications addressed to the Ombudsman and to assess the
facility detention condition and treatment.
The manufacturing unit, medical-sanitary unit and solitary confinement
in the prison facility were monitored as well as private meetings were held
with over 30 prisoners appealed to the Commissioner.
In the time being in the facility it was revealed that tables and chairs
were provided to the prisoners in solitary confinement during their eating
time and taking them out afterwards; prison cells as well as solitary
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