Report of the CHR on the Activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland missioner pointed out the need to develop and come forward with a special rehabilitation offer (for those who do not yet have a psychological penitentiary diagnosis and a treatment or rehabilitation procedure specified in such a diagnosis or those who are not referred to psychological and psychiatric examination performed in diagnostic centres due to a short sentence served in a regular system or a programmed rehabilitation system) adequately adjusted to psychophysical properties of persons with intellectual or mental disabilities and implement it in a way that would be acceptable to the population. The last aspect noted by the Commissioner concerned the scope of training, arguing that it is insufficient and that the methodology of work is not fit for purpose. The CHR pointed out that, in his opinion, all employees of prisons and pre-trial detention centres, who are in direct contact with inmates, including the medical personnel, need to be provided with training. In his reply of 6 April 2016, the Deputy Director General of the Prison Service stressed that officers are in direct contact with inmates with intellectual or mental disabilities on a daily basis. This group of inmates requires great skill in individualising the execution of a prison sentence. In his reply, the Deputy Director General of the PS informed about a programme of vocational training for PS officers indicating that the issue of mental disabilities is discussed during training as part of psychological workshops. As regards penitentiary specialisation in officers’ training, the issue is addressed as a separate subject during “Elements of psychopathology” classes. The Deputy Director General of the PS also stated that the Central Training Centre of Prison Service in Kalisz is currently working on new programmes of vocational training. The project is to address the issue of mental disabilities as part of both the general programme and penitentiary specialisation. Training will be conducted also in the form of workshops by using methods such as role plays and a case study. With reference to the issue of responding to cases of persons with intellectual disabilities or mental illnesses placed in penitentiary establishments, the Deputy Director General of the PS indicated that the personnel were repeatedly informed about the need to notify a penitentiary judge of such situations. This order is still valid and will be reminded during controls, training and briefings. It was also stressed in the reply that actions taken by the personnel with respect to inmates with intellectual or physical disabilities must focus on both ensuring their safety and trying to eliminate problems due to their deficits. These activities are conducted based on individual and group educational methods as well as psychological methods. 7) Access of prisoners to medical care It should be noted that the Commissioner for Human Rights was particularly interested in the situation of persons with mental disorders. Therefore, in his letter39 of 10 March 2016 to the Director General of the PS, he expressed his concern over the wording of the Ordinance of the Minister of Justice of 23 June 2015 on administrative activities related to http://www.sprawy-generalne.brpo.gov.pl/szczegoly.php?pismo=678183 39 24