b) Lighting, ventilation and heating In the semi-open and closed divisions the natural and artificial lighting and ventilation are adequate, and the heating system is central. c) Sanitary conditions Toilets are located within the rooms and are neat and clean. Each wing in the semi-open and closed divisions has a bathroom as a separate entity with several cabins, equipped with the necessary sanitary equipment. 4.2.3.2. Right to food and water In all divisions prisoners have access to drinking water in all premises they reside. Three meals a day are provided, according to the menu that changes every fifteen days and that is adapted to the needs of people of different religions. A number of prisoners receive food from home. In the Prison there is no kitchen, but the food is delivered from a central kitchen of the Penal reformatory home Spuž. In the building there is a dining room with a line where convicted and persons sanctioned for a misdemeanour are engaged. On the menu there are eight special diets, prescribed by a doctor for prisoners with special medical conditions or needs. Prisoners are generally satisfied with the quantity and quality of meals 4.2.3.3. Hygiene All rooms are painted, clean, dry and hygienically appropriate. The majority of the prisoners use their own bedding that is mostly clean. There are no conditions for doing the laundry, so the laundry is sent home for washing. One part of laundry is washed and dried in prison rooms where there are no conditions for these purposes. Things for cleaning and maintenance of rooms are regularly provided by the institution, in sufficient quantities. Prisoners are generally providing things for personal hygiene on their own. According to the statements, the Administration does not provide in sufficient quantity nor regularly the soap and toilet paper. 4.2.3.4. Right to health care A number of convicts informed us that there is a problem with procuring the necessary medicines, so they are forced to purchase them by themselves through the family. They also complained that they waiting in excess for specialist examinations that take place outside the institution. 27

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