The Prison Administration further said that the possibility of replacing the windows would be studied, while the institution would continue checking the seals and implementing appropriate measures in accordance with its capabilities. One of the windows in Ig Prison which cannot be closed. We pointed out the need to eliminate minor deficiencies or damage to equipment and inventory (e.g. damaged electrical sockets, non-functional light bulbs, etc.) to Ljubljana Prison – the Ig Open Unit, Dob Prison – the Slovenska vas Semi-Open Unit, Ig Prison, Radeče CF, and Koper Prison. We recommended that employees be alerted to show more self-initiative when establishing such deficiencies. With regard to these recommendations, the Prison Administration said that the deficiencies and damage had been fixed. It further said that employees had been alerted to establish any damage or deficiencies themselves and to take immediate action. Damaged socket at Ig Prison b) Employees (judicial police officers and employees in educational services) We recommended to Ljubljana Prison – the Ig Open Unit, Dob Prison – the Slovenska vas Semi-Open Unit, Ig Prison, Radeče CF, and Ljubljana Prison – the Novo mesto Unit that they increase the number of employees (including due to the increase in the institution’s capacity) or fill the vacant positions in the educational services (including by studying the possibilities for the reorganisation of employees). We recommended to Ig Prison, Ljubljana Prison – the Novo mesto Unit, and Koper Prison that they study the possibility of increasing the number of judicial police officers (also due to the increase in the institution’s capacity), filling the vacant positions, or substitute employment of judicial police officers. With regard to our recommendations, the Prison Administration said that procedures with regard to new employment in the educational services and the security division (judicial police officers) are already in progress and would soon be implemented. The Prison Administration explained that additional consent for filling several positions of judicial police officers had been obtained in August 2017. c) Food Meals for Ljubljana Prison – the Ig Open Unit and Ig Prison (newly opened Open Unit and Remand Unit) are delivered from the Ig Prison kitchen. During our visits, prisoners complained about the delivery of meals, saying that due to poor sealing, foods are mixed together (overflowing) during delivery. We therefore recommended that transport containers are properly sealed so as to prevent mixing (e.g. of liquid meals with other food). The Prison Administration explained that all complaints regarding food and other deficiencies are immediately communicated to the kitchen and the email address of the instructors. Furthermore, new containers for the delivery of food were purchased in 2016 and they are not damaged. The Prison Administration assured us that the institution would see to the delivery of food in a way that ensures that it is not spilt or in any way inappropriate for consumption due to poor transport. 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 91