PP ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVITIES OF THE NPM N PM movement within a very small area. There is no sanitary facility in these premises and no natural light. Artificial light is on throughout the application of the measure, regardless of the time of day or night and this makes orientation in terms of time and sleeping even more difficult and may even have a negative impact on the inmates’ mental health. The ventilation is regulated by a judicial police officer and it is satisfactory. However, there have been complaints that the room is sometimes additionally heated or cooled but it was impossible to check such complaints on the spot. The rooms are equipped with bells so that persons deprived of their liberty, if necessary, may call a judicial police officer. Upon inspection, and taking into consideration the seriousness of the established situation which might have suggested inhuman treatment, the NPM members gave verbal recommendations for urgent changes regarding the application of the measure of placement in a room without dangerous objects and the cumulative application of tying in all situations. In addition, it was not clear if the measure was applied for security or health reasons and whether it had a punitive or preventive character. It was particularly questionable if this measure could be applied to persons who threatened to commit suicide, which was particularly brought to the attention of the prison management. The established situation clearly pointed to the necessity of prescribing the purpose, the method of application, the reasons, as well as the duration and the time limit in which the measure could be re-imposed. Having taken into consideration the facts established during the visit, and the allegations from the previously received complaints, the Ombudswoman, in order to be able to develop a report on the visit, asked the Central Office of Prison Administration (hereinafter referred to as: Central Office), to provide additional data. In addition, because of the seriousness of the established situation, inspection supervision of the application of this measure was requested. However, despite three rush notes having been sent to the Ministry of Justice, as of June 2013, the Ombudswoman did not receive the requested data for the development of a report, and, therefore, no report with recommendations on the visit to Zagreb Prison was made. Visit to Osijek Prison Due to the fact that during the summer of 2011 an inmate died in Osijek Prison (according to the media, the reason was his deteriorated health as a result of bad accommodation conditions), the purpose of the visit was to examine these conditions during the summer months. Although in July 2012 the temperature in Osijek rose to about 40º C, on the day of the visit (23 July 2012), it was 24º C, so that it was not possible to determine directly the accommodation conditions on extremely hot days. 15