Lublin, Szczecin, Warsaw-Grochów or Warsaw-Mokotów Remand Prisons and at the three prison hospitals visited. However, at Bydgoszcz Remand Prison, the delegation received some isolated allegations of physical ill-treatment by custodial staf. Overcrowding remained a problem in all the prisons visited. The CPT called upon the Polish authorities to redouble their eforts to combat prison overcrowding by adopting policies designed to limit or modulate the number of persons sent to prison. The Committee also called upon the Polish authorities to revise as soon as possible the current norms fxed by legislation for living space per prisoner (i.e. 3 m²) so that, in all penitentiary establishments, there is at least 4 m² per inmate in multi-occupancy cells. In their response, the Polish authorities state that emphasis has been placed on non-custodial measures for remand prisoners (such as an electronic monitoring system) and the development of alternatives to imprisonment. Reference is also made to measures taken or envisaged to renovate and expand the Polish prisons. 77. The situation as regards the provision of organised activities for inmates in the establishments visited was still generally very unsatisfactory, in particular for remand prisoners. The CPT again stressed that the aim should be to ensure that every prisoner is able to spend a reasonable part of the day (eight hours or more) outside his/her cell, engaged in purposeful activities of a varied nature (work, education, vocational training, sport, etc.). 78. As regards the so-called “dangerous” (“N” status) prisoners, the CPT welcomed the continued reduction in the number of such prisoners in recent years. Further, the quarterly reviews of the “N” status had become much more meaningful since the 2009 visit. Having said that, it remains the case that the Polish authorities should refne the procedure for allocating a prisoner to “N” status with a view to ensuring that only those inmates who pose an ongoing high risk if accommodated in the mainstream of the prison population are accorded “N” status. Further, the Committee called upon the Polish authorities to fundamentally review the particularly restrictive regime applied to “N” status prisoners and develop individual plans aimed at providing appropriate mental and physical stimulation to such prisoners. 79. The health-care staf complement was on the whole adequate at Bydgoszcz, Szczecin and Warsaw-Mokotów Remand Prisons; however, this was certainly not the case at Lublin Remand Prison. Complaints about delays in gaining access to health care were heard in all the prisons. In addition, in Bydgoszcz, both at the Remand Prison and at the Prison Hospital, as well as at WarsawGrochów Remand Prison, complaints from prisoners were received about the quality of the health care provided. In their response, the Polish authorities referred to the result of the 2012 audit carried out by the Supreme Audit Ofce and concluding that “penitentiary establishments within their budgetary means have assured prisoners round-the-clock medical care and access to an immediate and comprehensive set of health-care services, despite the increased demand for such services”. The Committee was concerned to note that medical examinations of prisoners often still took place in the presence of custodial ofcers. The Polish authorities indicated in their response that the relevant legal provision allowing for such a presence had been Publication highlights ► Page 39