15. 21 February Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Lili Jazbec, and Katja Piršič and 2017 Neža Peternel from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, together with Nika Mori from Novi paradoks, made an unannounced visit to Višja Gora Educational Institution. 16. 22 February In the context of implementing the duties of the NPM, members of the NPM, the 2017 Ombudsman’s adviser mag. Jure Markič and Jure Trbič from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an announced control visit to the Dom Sv. Lenarta private social care institution in Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah. 17. 2 March 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Ana Hederih from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced visit to Ljutomer Police Station. 18. 2 March 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Ana Hederih from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced visit to Murska Sobota Police Station. 19. 2 March 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Ana Hederih from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced visit to Lendava Police Station. 20. 10 March Members of the NPM, mag. Jure Markič, and Mojca Frelih from the Peace 2017 Institute, made an unannounced review visit to the Dom Viharnik Kranjska Gora private social care institution. 21. 13 March Members of the NPM, the Deputy Ombudsman, Ivan Šelih, the Ombudsman’s 2017 advisers, Robert Gačnik and Ana Polutnik, and Maja Ladić from the Peace Institute, made an unannounced visit to Ig Prison. They inspected the facilities, spoke to prisoners who wished to speak to them, and spoke to the prison management. They continued their visit on 14 March 2017. On 15 March 2017, the Prison was also visited by the medical expert, Dr Milan Popovič MD, General Surgery Specialist. 22. 21 March Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, mag. Jure Markič, and Nika Mori 2017 from Novi paradoks, made an unannounced review visit to the Department of Psychiatry of Maribor Medical Centre. 23. 5 April 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Lili Jazbec, mag. Mojca Frelih from the Peace Institute, and Nives Jakomin Škrlj from ZDUS, made an unannounced visit to the Črna na Koroškem Special Education, Work and Care Centre. On 10 April 2017, members of the NPM, the Deputy Ombudsman, Ivan Šelih, and the Ombudsman’s adviser, made a subsequent additional unannounced visit to the Črna na Koroškem Special Education, Work and Care Centre. 24. 6 April 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Primož Križnar from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to Sežana Police Station. 25. 6 April 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Primož Križnar from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to Ajdovščina Police Station. 26. 6 April 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Primož Križnar from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to Nova Gorica Police Station. 27. 11 April 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, mag. Jure Markič, and Mateja Veingerl from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced review visit to the Hrastovec social care institution. 28. 18 April 2017 Members of the NPM, mag. Jure Markič, and Ana Polutnik and Mateja Veingerl from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made a regular unannounced visit to Gornja Radgona Retirement Home. The retirement home was subsequently also visited by the external expert, Associate Professor Dr Peter Pregelj MD, Psychiatry Specialist. 20 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