3. Institution N15 106 4. Institution N17 136 In his 2013 report the Public Defender recommend the Minister of Corrections to provide necessary infrastructure video-visits in all penitentiary institutions. However, the recommendation has not been implemented. 2.7.4.  TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS Right to telephone conversation is one of the fundamental rights for the convict/ untried prisoners which supports to maintaining strong relations with their families and friends. According to Article 14, Part I, Paragraphs A-D, convicted/untried prisoners have the right to telephone conversation and correspondence. A convict serving a sentence in a semi-closed institution is eligible to four telephone conversations per month each with the duration of maximum 15 minutes at his/her own expense and may also have unlimited telephone conversations of maximum 15 minutes each as an incentive. According to Article 65, Clause 1, Paragraph C, a convict serving in a closed institution is eligible to three telephone conversations each of maximum 15 minutes per month at his/her own expense, while s/he may be granted to right to unlimited number of telephone conversations each of maximum 15 minutes at his/her own expense as an incentive. It is worth noting that is a prisoner fails to spend a total credit on his/her card, s/he can no longer use the remaining credit for telephone conversations and therefore there is a need to purchase a new card, which incurs additional expenses. A telephone card is blocked if a prisoner cannot manage to have a conversation within the telephone calls (because of termination of phone connection, dialing a wrong number etc). The monitoring mission found out that there is a constant deficit of telephone cards in a prison shop which restricts prisoners to exercise their rights. As for untried prisoners, according to Article 124 of the Imprisonment Code they have the right to correspondence at their own expenses and under the administration’s supervision and are allowed to have three telephone conversations three times a month upon a consent of a prosecutor or court. 2.7.5.  CORRESPONDENCE According to Article 16, Part I, convicted/untried prisoners have to the right to send and receive correspondence without any limit under the rules defined by the Code except for cases provided in the same Code. According to Part IV correspondences NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA 151