DOC/OS(XXXIII)/324c/I 25 mattresses should be thoroughly washed, treated with insecticide and disinfected regularly in order to protect prisoners from infections. Bedding The prison administration supplies each detainee in prison with a bed, a foam mattress, one or several blankets (depending on the season and on the temperature), a pillow and sometimes sheets and pillowcases. At the E. Nepemba centre, prisoners may request a mosquito net. However, in the dormitories, some prisoners sleep on mattresses laid out on the floor at night and folded up during the daytime (section N of Oluno, section B of Grootfontein prison). Inmates at section F of Windhoek prison do not have pillows. The inmates of Hardap prison complained about the lack of blankets in a good state, and of suffering from cold in winter. The women in the central prisons of Windhoek and Omaruru complained of having to sleep on the floor when there were too many of them. In the police stations, overcrowding and lack of space are so prevalent that it is impossible to use beds, including bunk beds. Prisoners share a limited number of blankets and mats. New arrivals are not systematically given a sleeping space or bedding. Sometimes they have to come to an agreement with their fellow -prisoners. Blankets and mats are not systematically washed before redistribution. At Grootfontein police station, detainees complained about the limited number of blankets given to them. It was alleged that officers covered their cars with blankets intended for the prisoners. Food In the prisons, food is supplied by the administration, which gets its supplies from prison farms and private producers. Prison law allows prisoners to order food from outside the prison. But for reasons of security, the exercise of this right has been suspended for convicted prisoners and limited to those on remand, as staff claim that searching baskets of food is difficult and dangerous. Muslim prisoners, however, are allowed to receive food during Ramadan. Prisoners on remand in Grootfontein prison receive food from outside prison. Menus and quantities are established by a nutritionist 5 varying in principle according to gender, age and state of health. Babies and infants detained with their mothers are supplied with a special diet. The inmates take three meals: breakfast at 7:30 am, a light lunch at 11:00 am and dinner at 3:00 pm. During Ramadan, the Muslim prisoners are allowed to take their meal at night. The meals are prepared by inmates who work in the kitchen, but have not received training for this purpose. The Special Rapporteur was very surprised to hear that HIV positive prisoners were not allowed to work in the kitchen. She advised that discrimination against people suffering from HIV/AIDS is not allowed. In principle, inmates receive bread, porridge, sugar, margarine, tea, powdered milk, meat or fish, vegetables and salt every day. They get jam once a week and oil twice a week. The inmates also receive several meals composed of a mixture of beans, maize and peas. Children detained with their mothers as well as the sick prisoners, may, on doctor's prescription, receive fresh fruit, more milk and eggs. Sodium free diets are also available for prisoners suffering from high blood pressure. The delegation also noted that prisoners who work are allowed to request additional rations (Windhoek). Food is generally well cooked in hygienic conditions and tastes good. The Special Rapporteur tasted it and was satisfied with the quality. 5 See the attached table of weekly rations.