to the participation of LBT prisoners in programmes available in the institutions and contribute to creating safe and violence free environment of LBT inmates •• Intensify the interaction between a psychologist and a social worker on the one hand and LBT and other prisoners on the other to foster acceptance among non LBT prisoners and prevent potential risk of self-isolation and damage. 2.6.3.  LIFE SENTENCE PRISONERS Life sentence prisoners belong to a particularly vulnerable group of prisoners and therefore, their treatment should promote their dignity and strengthen a sense of responsibility.177 The Public Defender in his reports have repeatedly underlined that existing conditions within the penitentiary institutions do not accommodate to their adequate resocialisation and reintegration into the wider community. According to the Rules 20-23 of the Committee of Ministers the prison administration should seek to ensure that prisoners are explained the prison rules and routine and their duties and rights, including the right to make personal choices in as many of the affairs of daily prison life as possible. In addition, life sentence prisoners should be offered adequate material conditions and opportunities for physical, intellectual and emotional stimulation and have a maximum contact with the outside world.178 The Institutions N6, N7 and N8 designated for life sentence prisoners stand out as the most problematic facilities which fail to implement diverse and regular rehabilitation activities. Moreover, there was no programme targeted on psychorehabilitation implemented in the Institution N7 during the reporting period while Institution 6 offered only one recreational programme Talks about Christian Themes involving just 10 inmates for two months. In general there is no service available to male prisoners in penitentiary institutions. 179 They only have an access to a DVD player. It is worth noting that a long term imprisonment, and in particular life sentence, is unlikely to achieve its objectives unless adequate measures are undertaken to ensure the transition of convicts to major directions and steps of public life.180 Importantly, Georgian legislation does not promulgate specific approaches required for resocialisation and reintegration of life sentence prisoners. Therefore, there are 177 Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, rules 65 and 66. 178 Management by Prison Administrations of Life-sentence and Other Long-term Prisoners, Recommendation REC (2003) 23 adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 9 October 2003, Para. 21-25 179 Referring to Institutions 6, 7 and 8 180 The Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1992/1 of 6 February decided to dissolve the committee on crime prevention and control and to establish the Commission on Crime prevention and criminal justice as a functional commission of the Council, as requested by the General Assembly in its resolution 46/152 of 18th December 1991. The commission held its first session from 21 to 30 April 1992. NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA 139