the quality of employees here, which is another major issue. In the conditions of this crisis (even if the NPA strives to maintain the staff), both the criminal law enforcement process and society as a whole suffer. As early as 2018, the People's Advocate mentioned that on average, between 7-12 positions were vacant in penitentiary institutions, within the limits set for the staff (1000 employees to 7000 detainees). The penitentiary administrations, according to their annual balance reports, showed that they faced the exodus of employees from the system. However, there are reservations about the quality of employees, the shortage of professionals in areas other than supervision and security. Compared to the number of persons in custody, the number of employees is reduced to 50-60%. The relatively small number of employees obviously decreases from the efficiency and quality of the executive-criminal act and the mission of the penitentiaries as such. This imbalance shows that the closed system is maintained on the basis of reaching a "compromise" with detainees. In fact, the system will not withstand any revolts or disobedience, etc. The government must unconditionally take measures to stimulate the current staff; encouraging employment; ensuring the institutional memory, etc. These measures derive from the need and commitment assumed by the Government in combating the criminal subculture within penitentiary institutions. c. Renovation of the penitentiary infrastructure We remind you that, according to the State Budget Law for 2019, 5 penitentiaries were to be rebuilt. For this purpose, expenses of over MDL 209 million were provided, allocated to the Ministry of Justice within the "Penitentiary System" program. Of the total amount, almost MDL 40 million were provided for the construction of the Detention Center in Balti; MDL 2.1 million - Penitentiary no. 3 from Leova city; MDL 4.2 million finishing the repair at Penitentiary no. 10 from Goian and MDL 3 million for renovating the security perimeter at Penitentiary no. 7 Rusca. More than half of the total amount - about MDL 160 million, were to be spent on the Project "Construction of the penitentiary in Chisinau". Of this amount, 14.5 million is money from the national budget, and over MDL 145 million come from external resources. For the same project, in 2018, MDL 139.6 million were allocated. According to the project sketch of the new penitentiary in Chisinau, it will consist of five separate functional compartments. The institution will have a residential block, one for transfer, one for providing 148