1.5 The visits to police stations Equipment in rooms The detention rooms are generally adequately numbered and are adequately equipped (for example, with toilets). Beds are typically wooden and equipped with PVC-mattresses and bedding, which a person received upon his/her arrival (blankets or disposable bedding). Bedding is usually stored in a special storage room or a warehouse. As an example of good practice the following was pointed out by the NPM: •L  jubljana Bežigrad PS needs to be commended for following the recommendation from our previous visit to number the detention rooms and furnish them with appropriate bedding for the overnight detention. • It is commendable that Ljubljana Police Detention Center followed the recommendation from our previous visit and provided pillows to all detainees (also in short-term detention). Ljubljana Police Detention Centre also implemented the recommendation from our previous visit with regard to the need for repainting of the rooms no. 1 and 6, since the walls were clean during this visit. • Radlje ob Dravi PS should also be commended, since it followed the recommendation from our previous visit that pillows should be provided to detained persons, since a pillow was already available in the detention room upon this visit and the PS also has additional pillows. • Slovenj Gradec PS also followed the recommendation from the previous visit and placed a pillow in the only detention room for short-term detention. • Slovenske Konjice PS also followed the recommendation of the NPM from the previous visit and placed a pillow in both detention rooms and a switch, which enables the adjustment of the artificial light intensity, which is commendable. •C  elje PS should also be commended for following the recommendation of the NPM to replace thin mats with mattresses. During the visits, the NPM, however, drew attention to some deficiencies: •U  nfortunately, the short-term detention rooms at the Ravne na Koroškem PS still have no access to flowing water. The Ministry of the Interior replied that possibilities for solving this problem were examined in  2010, a plan of priorities was designed for the period  2010-2014 and the issue was recorded, but the implementation depends on the available funds. •W  ith regard to Laško PS it was not possible to verify whether the recommendation, related to the toiler paper placement in the detention rooms has been respected, since the rooms were being renovated due to flooding. Therefore the NPM expressed his expectations during this visit that the recommendation from the previous visit will be taken into account, when the suites will be used again. •T  he NPM saw no need for three mattresses in the detention room of Celje PS, since only two persons can be held in short-term detention room. • The walls of the rooms no. 1 and 2 were dirty at the Brežice PS, therefore the NPM proposed the repainting of the walls in these rooms. The Ministry of the Interior assured that the repainting will be done. • The NPM suggested to Ljubljana Bežigrad PS to remove one mattress from the detention room, since there can be only one person in a detention room at one time. The Ministry of the Interior informed the NPM that the mattresses were removed form the detention rooms. Lighting in detention rooms The majority of police stations visited in 2013 has good or at least satisfactory daylight in the detention rooms. In spite of that it needs to be mentioned that the Brežice PS was established to have slightly poorer daylight quality in room number 1. In Tržič PS the daylight is barely satisfactory, however, good artificial light is provided, which can be adjusted by turning on only one or three light bulbs. It is also considered a deficiency that Celje PS does not have proper daylight in detention rooms, which was also pointed out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment during its visit in 2012. Cleanliness of rooms Police stations (PSs) employ a cleaner or have contracts with a cleaning service. Rooms were organized, clean and properly ventilated, except in Brežice PS, where walls were dirty in rooms number 1 and 2, which was already mentioned. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2013 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 99