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 23

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