improvement of rendering medical care and of conduction the documentation in compliance with the national and international legislation, including the Internal Disciplinary Rules in the PIs. The Commissioner urged to the Prosecutor General regarding the control of the investigation of initiated in the Garadag District Prosecutor’s Office criminal case with regard the incident took place in PI No.13, its thorough investigation, also informing the Ombudsman about the achieved results.22 The aim of the visit held in Penitentiary Institution No.15 was investigation of received applications, detention conditions and treatment, ensuring the rights of detainees in compliance with the international standards and internal discipline rules of penitentiary institutions, as well as the situation with conduction of documentation. During the visit the NPG members visited MSU, quarantine room, penal isolator, meeting rooms and other objects of the institution, inspected on the spot the current situation with and documentation on the detention conditions, nutrition, drinking, hot and cold water supply, phone conversations, also the measures carried out for implementation of the recommendations put forward during the previous visits. Within the frames of the visit numerous prisoners, as well as several urged persons were received individually, their appeals were investigated on the spot. In general, the received prisoners made no complaints on detention conditions and treatment. During the reception of prisoners their rights, the demands of relevant legislation, the competences of the Ombudsman were explained to them, they were given legal advice on each raised matter. At the end of the visit the discussions were carried out with the administration of the institution on further improvement of detention conditions, medical service, conduction of documentation in compliance with the national and international standards, as well as Internal Discipline Rules of Penitentiary Institutions, the recommendations were put forward regarding increasing the number of legal awareness events for service staff. Within the frames of the Ombudsman’s activity as the National Preventive Mechanism the National Preventive Group members held ad-hoc visit in Penitentiary Institution No.16. The aim of the visit was investigation of applications addressed to the Ombudsman, treatment of prisoners in the institution, nutrition, conduction of documentation, access to medical service and ensuring the rights of detainees in compliance with the Internal Disciplinary Rules in the PIs. During the visit penal isolator, quarantine room and other objects of the institution were visited, the current situation with and documentation on the 22 http://www.olke.az/hadise-5/13-sayli-cezacekme-muessisesinde-mehkumlar-arasindamunaqise-bas-verib-69950 43