ventilation of those cells in conformity with the approved standards. When the new prison, which is presently under construction, is put into operation, the above mentioned problems will be completely solved. During the visit undertaken to the Prison the interviewed convicts made different appeals. Sh.R., a convict sentenced to life imprisonment, during the interview expressed his dissatisfaction about the detention conditions and stated that the bread given to convicts was of low quality. The visiting members of the NPM Group immediately investigated the mentioned allegation, examined the relevant parts of the Prison, inquired about the manner of delivery of the bread given to convicts, got acquainted with its quality on the ground, as well as talked to other convicts held in the Prison and personnel, and examined the bread found in the cells of some other convicts. During the conducted investigation, it was found out that the quality of the bread given to convicts was satisfactory and Sh.R.’s complaint was unfounded and proved wrong by the relevant facts. During the visit R.M., another convict serving a sentence in the Prison, requested to help him to obtain an audiocassette tape recorder for learning a foreign language. The convict has been explained that the law does not allow bringing the requested appliance to the Prison. During the visit conducted to the Prison some convicts requested to extend the daily 4-hour time within which convicts were allowed to watch TV. The convicts were informed that the Commissioner had already addressed a relevant appeal to the corresponding bodies. As a result of the analysis of the applications, complaints and appeals received by the Commissioner from different sources and information disseminated by some NGOs, as well as with the aim of following up the state of implementation of the recommendations given during previous visits, one more visit of longer duration was undertaken to the Prison of the PS. As compared with previous visits, during this visit, along with some positive changes observed, several breaches and shortcomings were noted. As such, during interview some convicts stated that they were subjected to torture and inhuman treatment by the chief and personnel of the institution, as well as their appeals addressed to different bodies had not been delivered. During the visit it was also revealed that the cells of the Prison did not have general 48