Report on the Performance of Activities of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2016 one “diet menu” which is not divided into sub-menus according to prisoners’ specific health conditions, such as ulcer, hypertension, liver diseases, hyperlipidaemia, which require special dietary adjustments for alleviating disease symptoms and/or maintaining normal values of relevant bodily parameters. In addition, when it comes to certain types of diet, for example diabetes diet, apart from choosing the right type and quantity of food in a meal, in most cases, it is necessary to reduce energy intake, because people suffering from diabetes are usually overweight. Pursuant to EPSA, every prison must ensure at least 3,000 kcal of daily energy intake, regardless of prisoners’ age, sex, physical activity level, i.e. the character of work that the prisoner performs, which in most cases represents excess energy intake and may cause health problems. Consequently, in 2017, NPM shall devote more attention to the problem of prisoners’ diet. Accommodation conditions Although prison population rates continued to decline, the situation is still unsatisfactory. According to COPSD data, on 31 December 2016, occupancy level of prison system was 80.41%, but the number of prisoners in as many as eight penal institutions exceeded their legally prescribed capacity. Thus, for example, occupancy in Karlovac County Prison was 132.50%, in Osijek County Prison 128.18% and in Dubrovnik County Prison 118.42%. Situation is particularly bad in premises where prison sentences passed in misdemeanour proceedings are executed. Namely, given that these prison sentences are relatively short, conditions in the rooms usually do not meet international standards or national legal regulations. However, misdemeanour offenders often serve two sentences in a row, which means that the amount of time that they spend in prison without interruption, exceeds the maximum length of the penalty. For example, during our visit to Zagreb County Prison, there was a misdemeanour offender who had been in prison for 150 days and who kept his personal property items in a torn cardboard box on the floor because there was no cabinet. In some penal institutions, for example in Zagreb County Prison and Šibenik State and County Prisons, sanitary facilities have still not been completely separated from the rest of the premises, which is why prisoners use sheets in order to protect their privacy. Walkways of most penal institutions are uncovered and on rainy days, prisoners rarely benefit from their right to spend leisure time outdoors, since they do not have adequate place where they could dry their clothes. In most penal institutions smokers and non-smokers are detained separately, which represents an improvement with respect to previous years. However, at the Prison Hospital, smoking in rooms is a common occurrence and there are no separate rooms for smokers and non-smokers. As a result, it is impossible to protect the latter from the effects of passive smoking, while at the same time most rooms are kept locked. 13