The European Court has reiterated that it will not rule out a possible re-examination of the cases of the matter concerning the effectiveness of the remedy in question in the light of the decisions rendered by the national courts and their effective enforcement. SITUATION OF PERSONS DETAINED IN PENITENTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are 17 penitentiary institutions in the Republic of Moldova, of which one is a penitentiary for women, one for minors and one is a penitentiary hospital. a. Penitentiary dynamics On December 31, 2019, 6716 persons were detained in the penitentiary administration system, out of which 5598 convicts, 1114 persons in pre-trial detention and 4 in custody. By subgroups, there were detained 406 women, 57 minors (including 2 minors), 101 former civil servants, 88 foreigners and 123 convicts to life imprisonment. Regarding the dynamics of detainees, there is a slight decrease in their number. In 2018, 6990 people were detained, and in 2017 - 7635. b. Human resources On January 1, 2020 the limit staff of the National Penitentiary Administration (NPA) constituted 2951 units of which 452.25 units were vacant positions. For comparison: in 2018 there were 290.25 vacancies. According to NPA data, comparing the number of resignations by categories of employees, there is a significant difference in this respect, compared to the same period last year, the number of hirings / resignations by category of agents was 1 to 1 ratio. In 2019 the number of employees was 100 persons less, while the number of resignations increased by 50. The same dynamic was observed in the category of "officers", which indicates that in the penitentiary administration system the degree of retention of employees it is a very weak one. The reference period for 2018 indicates the existence of a staff turnover, and the period of 2019 - low level of detention in the penitentiary system, especially in the case of the agent category. In the Ombudsman's view, the human resources crisis is evident for the prison system. The ratio between employees and convicts is worrying: 1 employee to 5 convicts. We are not talking about 147