2 REVIEW OF NPM VISITS IN 2017 1. 18 January Members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), the Ombudsman’s 2017 adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Barbara Marić from the Legal Information Centre for NGOs – PIC, made an unannounced visit to Gornja Radgona Police Station. 2. 18 January Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Barbara 2017 Marić from the Legal Information Centre for NGOs – PIC, made an unannounced visit to Lenart Police Station. 3. 18 January Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Barbara 2017 Marić from the Legal Information Centre for NGOs – PIC, made an unannounced visit to Ruše Police Station. 4. 19 January Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, mag. Jure Markič, and Jure Trbič 2017 from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced review visit to the Petrovo Brdo Unit of Podbrdo Retirement Home. 5. 25 January Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Marija 2017 Milavec Kapun from the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, made an unannounced visit to the Ig Open Unit of Ljubljana Prison. 6. 30 January The Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, together with 2017 Ana Černec from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced thematic visit to the Dom Lukavci special social care institution. 7. 30 January The Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, together with 2017 Ana Černec from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced thematic visit to the Hrastovec special social care institution. 8. 30 January The Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, together with 2017 Ana Černec from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced thematic visit to the Dom Nine Pokorn Grmovje special social care institution. 9. 31 January The Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, together with 2017 Stanka Radojičič from ZDUS made an unannounced thematic visit to the Dom Prizma Ponikve special social care institution. 10. 1 February The Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, together with 2017 Stanka Radojičič from ZDUS, made an unannounced thematic visit to the Dutovje special social care institution. 11. 2 February On the basis of the implementation of the duties and powers of the NPM, the 2017 Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Maja Ladić from the Peace Institute, made an unannounced visit to Cerknica Police Station. 12. 2 February On the basis of the implementation of the duties and powers of the NPM, the 2017 Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Maja Ladić from the Peace Institute, made an unannounced visit to Postojna Police Station. 13. 2 February On the basis of the implementation of the duties and powers of the NPM, the 2017 Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Maja Ladić from the Peace Institute, made an unannounced visit to Ilirska Bistrica Police Station. 14. 14 February Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Katja Piršič 2017 from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to the Slovenska Vas Semi-Open Unit of Dob Prison. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2017 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 19