been prepared, and depending on the availability of funds, the realization of the mentioned
action, as well as repair of the MSU’s stairs will take place.
During the visit to PI No. 2, it was monitored that, the MSU, bathing facilities and
quarantine room and club required repair, and the size of the walking are in the punishment
isolator did not correspond to the capacity of the isolator. Regarding this, the Commissioner
appealed to the PS, and accordingly, the renovation of the mentioned buildings and the
expansion of the walking area have been included in the PS’s current maintenance plan. The use
of the punishment isolators, which did not meet the required standards, was stopped as a result of
the NPG visits.
During the visit to PI No. 5, it was determined that the MSU’s building was in an
emergency situation, no action had been undertaken after the previous visit, and equipments in
the dentist’s room were broken. During the talks with the NPG, the inmates expressed their
dissatisfaction with the provided medical service. According to the information given from the
MJ, in order to replace the dormitories’ floors with wooden cover, a deficiency act has been
prepared, and depending on the availability of funds, the mentioned work would be
implemented. Also, it has been decided to construct new building for the MSU. Alongside the
mentioned, the MSU’s operation has been examined and due to the discovered shortcomings and
the failure to properly perform his duties, the chief of the MSU has been severely reprimanded.
The Commissioner is concerned that the MSU of the PI is in an inappropriate condition
for a long period and unfortunately the issue has not been resolved yet.
During the visit to PI No. 6, it was observed that the sanitary facilities were not
proportionate to the numbers of inmates, the punishment isolators’ cells did not completely
correspond to modern standards, foreigners had difficulties in understanding regime rules, for
religious activities only a mosque existed, which hindered worshipping of the inmates belonging
to other religions. In the mentioned establishment, the application of placement into punishment
isolators was used excessively. In the letter received in reply to the Commissioner’s appeal, it is
stated that corresponding space has been allocated for setting up sanitary facilities and they will
be built soon, and the cells of the punishment isolator have already been repaired and the
condition thereof have been improved. It is also derived from the letter that a separate room has
been assigned for exercising worshipping activities by the 9 inmates pursuing other religions.
During the publication of the IDR together with new amendments, its translation into the
languages mostly used by inmates will be ensured.
The PS has also analyzed the inmates’ disciplinary status and informed the
Commissioner that the placement in punishment isolator was applied to those inmates who did
not rectify their behavior after several warnings were made. In the first quarter of 2012, 149
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