neuropathologist and therefore, this issue was raised in the Ombudsman’s motions to the respective Ministry. Supplying the investigation isolator No. 2 with fridge for drugs and sterilizer for dental and other medical tools, which were difficulties by the NPG found in the facility, became also an issue of priority. Furthermore, it was suggested to improve documents of all penitentiary institutions, including the relevant registration books of healthcare units, as well as to well document those with similar content rather than keeping records differently and to develop common standard for those records. The suggestions were mainly about installing the effective heating, cooling and ventilation systems and increasing the number of such devices in the penitentiary facilities being constructed taking into account the air condition in advance. Furthermore, it was underlined the necessity of accelerating the constructional works of penitentiary institutions in female and juvenile detention facilities, prison in Umbaki settlement, as well as in Ganja and Lankaran cities due to over-crowdedness in some prisons, Baku Investigation Isolator, and investigation isolators No. 2 and 3. The suggestions made by the Commissioner in relation to those issues were taken into consideration and the Penitentiary Service of the respective Ministry and its Main Health Department took relevant measures. Consequently, in the reference to response letter, it was known that the Healthcare Unit of the female Jail No. 4 was provided with a gynecologist; medical examinations and consultations were held in the Main Health Department by involving specialized physicians if it deemed necessary; however, Medical Unit of the Investigation Isolator No. 2 will be equipped with large sterilizer and drug storage. Furthermore, analysis was carried out in relation to the improvement of the registry of health examination results of detainees, prisoners and of those held in solitary confinement, as well as the relevant decision is to be taken. It was also stated that the existed impediments regarding the placement of inmates in line with national legislation will be eliminated with the exploitation of new and modern penitentiary institutions, including the female penitentiary facility, which were being constructed in various regions of the country. New facilities will be supplied with all necessary infrastructures, including heating, cooling and ventilation systems, construction of which is being continued on the basis of the yearly allocated state budget. In addition to this, according to the noted above letter, the relevant devises in the existed penitentiary institutions is going to be installed gradually. 43

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