The establishments that implemented particularly positive initiatives were: • The remand prison in Białystok where inmates had the possibility to participate in English language classes (both through radio broadcasts as well as individual meetings with an educator). Female inmates also had the possibility to attend a workshop on soft toys making for their children on the occasion of the Children's Day241. • The prison in Nysa, where an additional edition of the family integration programme "Read a story to me ..." was held. Its aim was to strengthen the family ties between the inmates and their family members. As part of the programme, the inmates recorded CDs with fairy tales or poems read for their children. The CDs were sent to the children or other family members242. • The prison in Czerwony Bór where a programme for prisoners who serve long-term sentences is implemented. The programme is focused on gardening, and the participants plant, water, weed and care for plants, and pick fruit and vegetables in the prison garden almost every day243. • The prison in Krzywaniec which runs numerous educational programmes, such as: o the action "Tolerencja.pl" [tolerance.pl] within which thematic programmes on human rights are broadcast; o the programme of English and German lessons for inmates through the broadcast series "I speak English" and "Ich spreche Deutsch"; there are four short lessons per day, containing words, an overview of grammar, short language tips and culture-related information; o the social campaign entitled "A postcard for a medic. We support you! „carried out in cooperation with the Mothers’ and Children’s Home. The children draw pictures, and the inmates write thank-you texts addressed to medics. The cards will be sent to hospitals, health emergency units as well as fire brigades in the Lubuskie region,244. Psychological condition of prisoners The increased isolation of people deprived of their liberty, who had no possibilities to take part in some cultural or educational activities, and who could not receive visits for some time, could be expected to result in prisoners’ increased frustration or tensions between inmates. In most of the visited penitentiary establishment this was not visible strongly. The directors of the establishments visited by the NMPT reported that the inmates understood the reasons for the restrictions and there were some who even stated they felt safer than outside. 241 See: Report on the NMPT visit to the remand prison in Białystok (KMP.571.17.2020). 242 See: Report on the NMPT visit to the prison in Nysa (KMP.571.19.2020). 243 See: Report on the NMPT visit to the prison in Czerwony Bór (KMP.571.25.2020). See: Report on the NMPT visit to the prison in Krzywaniec (KMP.571.13.2020). 244 91