serving the sentence in the next lighter; 1 PDL - replacement in heavier regime; 119 PDL - transfer to an institution of lighter type; 7 PDL - subject to transfer of sentenced to life imprisonment in the common rooms. The total of 355 were with negative opinions out of the number of the persons that acquired formally such rights under Art. 74 of LESD. During the inspection in 2014 the team of the NPM conducted seven interviews with PDL. Their complaints were focused around the list of permitted items, inflated prices in the canteen and quality of care. Prison - Sliven In prison in the city of Sliven operates the school "Argira Zhechkova" for students from 1 to 12 grade. It was founded in 1971. The school is funded through a delegated budget of the Ministry of Education and Science and employs 19 teachers. Each class has one teaching group and from 2 to 14 students were enrolled. The school building has two floors and 12 classrooms. There is a training workshop, computer room, rooms for extracurricular activities and a library. The main education is from 1 to 4 grade. The learners from 5 to 12 grade receive vocational training and qualifications "tailor" and "operator of clothing." There is also the club "Work", housed in two rooms. The prison has a cinema theatre with 220 seats and video club for group work with 40 seats as well as clubs by units - specialized, educational, artistic. In PD "Ramanusha" training courses in gardening are organized. The prison has equipped rooms for visits and extended visits. The room for visits have sufficient conditions to hold 5 visits simultaneously. The visitor and the PDL are separated by a glass, the conversations between them are carried out by using a telephone. In 2013, the number of awards was 383. The most common incentives are: written commendation; home leave up to five days and monthly home leave up to 2 days. The requests and complaints from PDL submitted total to 108 which represents an increasing trend compared to the previous years. As at 31st December 2014 there were a total of 363 orders for imposed penalties, by which 576 PDL were punished . For the same period five disciplinary penalties were imposed to underage girls. Prisoners have the right to correspond with the institutions referred to in Art. 76 of the Regulations on the Implementation of the Law on Execution of Sentences and Detention (RILESD). Such letters are not subject to check and are registered in a special book. In 2013 the largest is the number of the PDL transferred by the Committee in institutions of lighter type - 26% out of all examined. In 2014, as at the date of the NPM's inspection, two meetings of the Committee have been held - on 18th February 2014, and on 8th April 2014. In the prison in the city of Sliven is also seen the tendency the share of the PDL that received favourable opinion by the Committee to be lower than the number of persons formally acquired the rights under Art. 74 of LESD. In February the number of PDL formally eligible for release on parole was 75, out of which with a favourable opinion - 1 PDL. The number of the PDL that have acquired the right to serve the sentence in a lighter regime was 113, out of which with a favourable opinion - 7 PDL. Right to transfer into a prison establishment of lighter type acquired 14 PDL, out of which 1PDL was approved. Ratios on the same grounds at the Committee meeting of April was: 74 PDL to 5; 112 PDL to 12, and 12 PDL to 2. During the inspection of the NPM were conducted 19 interviews with PDL. The main complaints raised before the team of the NPM, were related to: bedding inventory; 17