In relation to arising doubts concerning the entitlements of the National Preventive Mechanism to visit this type of Centres, at the beginning, it should be mentioned that according to the OPCAT definition, juveniles deprived of their liberty are not only juveniles staying at juvenile detention centre, youth shelters and the Police emergency centres for children, but also minors placed in youth care centres and youth sociotherapy centres. Although YCC and YSC are in fact not closed establishments, juveniles are placed there by a decision of a court which, on the grounds of the Article 6 of the Act of 26 October 1982 on juvenile delinquency proceedings (hereinafter referred to as: j.d.p.), decided on use of a disciplinary measure of isolation. Therefore, the minors residing in those centres are inlcuded in the definition of persons deprived of their liberty, and the centres themselves are classified as places of detention, specified in Article. 4 of the OPCAT. a) Living conditions Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers CM/Rec(2008)11 on the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures. Principle 63.1 The accommodation provided for juveniles, and in particular all sleeping accommodation, shall respect human dignity and, as far as possible, privacy, and meet the requirements of health and hygiene, due regard being paid to climatic conditions and especially to floor space, cubic content of air, lighting, heating and ventilation. Specific minimum requirements in respect of these matters shall be set in national law. Principle 65.2 Juveniles shall have ready access to sanitary facilities that are hygienic and respect privacy. Principle 68.1 Juveniles shall be provided with a nutritious diet that takes into account their age, health, physical condition, religion, culture and the activities that they undertake in the institution. 9th General Report on the CPT's activities [CPT/Inf (99) 12] § 29 A well-designed juvenile detention centre will provide positive and personalised conditions of detention for young persons deprived of their liberty. In addition to being of an adequate size, well lit and ventilated, juveniles' sleeping and living areas should be properly furnished, well-decorated and offer appropriate visual stimuli. Unless there are compelling security reasons to the contrary, juveniles should be allowed to keep a reasonable quantity of personal items. § 30 The CPT would add that, in certain establishments, it has observed a tendency to overlook the personal hygiene needs of female detainees, including juvenile girls. For this population in custody, ready access to sanitary and washing facilities as well as provision of hygiene items, such as sanitary towels, is of particular importance. The failure to provide such basic necessities can amount, in itself, to degrading treatment. During their inspection, the National Preventive Mechanism representatives focused on different living conditions in the establishments. In several of them, juveniles were provided with good living conditions, living areas were mostly renovated, they were clean and tidy, in bedrooms as well as in the corridor (e.g. YCC No 1 in Łódź, YSC No 2 in Łódź, YCC in Podzamcze.) The other needed a general or partial renovation of sanitary facilities (YCC No 3 in Łódź, YCC in Jawor, YSC in Różanystok, YSC in Jaworze,) a kitchen, a gym (YCC No 2 in Łódź) and inmates bedrooms (YCC in Załuskowo.) In the Youth Care Centre in Szczecin the visiting