2.3. Establishments of the MJ Under the jurisdiction of the MJ, there are 38 places where detainees are not permitted to leave at will28 and the NPG conducted 115 visits to those places in 2012. Necessary conditions were provided to realize the visits as required by law. The letters received from the MJ and the conclusions of the follow-up visits undertaken by the NPM revealed that the Ministry have taken under its control the issues indicated in the Azerbaijani NPM’s previous reports and, after subsequent investigations, taken necessary measures to solve them. In order to improve detention conditions in the penitentiary institutions, safeguard the rights and freedoms of accused and convicted persons, increase the discipline among the personnel and improve their expertise, necessary measures have been undertaken. In order to adjust the detention conditions of inmates to national and international standards, repair and reconstruction works in existing establishments, as well as strengthening their technical capacity, also based on the CPT’s recommendations, the construction of new penitentiaries continued in 2012. To facilitate the adjustment of existing detention conditions in PCSs to the requirements of national and international legislative acts, respective agencies have been addressed with the proposal of amending certain provisions of existing legislation. With the purpose of improving medical care in Investigation Isolator No. 3 of the PS, 2 doctors were temporarily sent to the establishment’s MSU, as well as 2 doctors recruited by the mentioned establishment. Alongside this, a new dentistry cabinet equipped with all the necessary tools was set up in the isolator. At the same time, in order to become competent for the provision of first aid, the PS’s personnel passed a specialized course. With purpose of providing medical care to inmates during Sundays as well, a special schedule for doctors was created. To facilitate the creation of permanent work places for inmates, as well as stimulate engagement in individual labor activity, necessary measures were undertaken in PIs and as a result, inmates’ engagement in public works increased by 25.2% in 2011-2012. In 2012, a new composition of the Guardian Council of the Correctional Facility was approved. According to the MJ, the improvement of the mentioned Council’s work is in the center of attention of the PS. Alongside the aforementioned, the MJ has organized regular seminars and training sessions to increase the knowledge of the personnel of the corresponding institutions on the Convention, OPCAT, relevant domestic law, as well as national and international documents about the treatment of inmates, and their application during service, and distributed awareness raising material, including the Commentary of the EPC and a compilation of international and 28 See: Appendix 1 20