well as drug storage room and others were inspected, the registration books were reviewed, the inmates were met in the wards they get treatment, their health status, also the quality of medical service rendered to them were the subject of investigation, medical books were reviewed. No complaints were received from inmates the conversation was conducted with on detention conditions and treatment by the institution staff members. The visit was carried out to the Penitentiary Institution No.10. The aim of the visit was investigation of the detention conditions, treatment of inmates, the situation with implementation of recommendations given during previous visits, as well as acquainting the representative of the UNHCHR senior staff member Mrs. Aferin Shahidzade with penitentiary institutions in Azerbaijan and the work experience of the National Preventive Mechanism. For this aim, in compliance with the requirements of the Optional Protocol all objects of the institution were visited, including dormitory buildings, penal isolators, medical- sanitarian unit, quarantine room, meeting places, clubs, canteens, sport and computer halls, library, worship places, bathroom, several inmates were received in private manner, necessary documents and registration book were reviewed. First of all, a meeting with a head of the institution was carried out. During the conversation with him, it was found out that on the day of the visit in the institution considered for 1200 inmates there were 842 convicted ones. In quarantine there were 6 inmates, in penal isolator – 4, in the medical -sanitarian unit – 18, in housing – economic team – there were 110 inmates. The number of foreign citizens was 52. 24 of them were from Iran, 4 – from Russia, 12 – from Georgia, 4 from – Nigeria, 1 from Belarus, 1 – from the Ukraine, 1 – from Afghanistan. Up to June 17, 2014, 2 inmates died as a result of diseases and no cases of suicide were registered in the institution. This should be noted that considering several recommendations of the NPG given during previous visits paid to this institution, considerable work has been done there. Thus, the number of rooms for long-term meetings was increased from 6 to 8 and necessary conditions were created there for meetings of inmates with their families here. Part of the place for walking was covered for protection from the sun and rain, the sport hall and computer room was repaired and put into exploitation for organization of leisure time of inmates. The library was considerably enriched and the quantity of books there was increased up to 5300, including e-books – to 137. Inmates can subscribe to 12 different newspapers. Preparing of the TV program “Resonance” jointly with the convicted persons of the institution can be shown as an example of provided reforms. 35