Report on the Performance of Activities of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2016 NPM, in order to exchange experiences and practice regarding preventive visits to homes for the elderly, on which occasion we visited homes in Celje and Krško. In addition, on the occasion of 10th anniversary of OPCAT, in collaboration with Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, CoE and Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, we organized a conference in Zagreb, gathering NPM representatives from 13 countries. Discussed subjects included implementation of the Mandela Rules, stronger monitoring of implementation of recommendations and the role of NPM in protection of refugees’ and irregular migrants’ rights. Capacities of the Office of the Ombudswoman for the performance of tasks of the NPM In 2016, NPM tasks were performed by seven advisers who also acted upon complaints submitted by persons deprived of their liberty, while in early December, Deputy Ombudsman, in charge of the Department for Persons Deprived of Liberty and the NPM, was relieved of his duties. The State Budget for 2015 provided HRK 138,781.00 for a special activity under the budget of the Office of the Ombudswoman, which was dedicated to the performance of tasks of the NPM, which is 5.9% more than in 2015, when the same sum amounted to HRK 131,000.00. The same amount of State Budget is foreseen for 2017, not including expenditure for employees. However, in 2017, we plan to employ one more Adviser in the Department for National Preventive Mechanism and Persons Deprived of Liberty, whereby the Department shall have stronger capacities for resolving complaints submitted by citizens as well as for visiting different institutions, along with the forthcoming appointment of a new Deputy Ombudswoman who will be in charge of the Department. II. RECOMMENDATIONS: Persons deprived of their liberty who are in the prison system: 1. To the Ministry of Justice, to adapt accommodation conditions in all penal institutions to comply with legal and international standards; 2. To the Ministry of Justice, to investigate in detail all allegations indicating possible torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, including allegations of verbal abuse and use of excessive force; 3. To the Ministry of Justice, to adopt a new Act on Execution of the Prison Sentence; 4. To the Ministry of Justice, to fill systematized job positions in penal institutions; 5. To the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Justice, to provide all prisoners who meet the requirements with supplementary health insurance at the expense of the State Budget; 6. To the Ministry of Justice, to align premises and equipment of infirmaries in penal institutions with the Ordinance on Minimum Standards regarding Premises, Staff and 49