18 administration from among “loyal” convicts. Reference to the content of the report allows for a comparison of the situation with the observance of human rights in the correctional institutions of the penitentiary system of Kazakhstan with the recommendations of the “Mandela Rules” and the provisions of the national preventive criminal-executive legislation. The monitoring of the penitentiary institutions compliance with the standard requirements for material and sanitary conditions in the penal institutions of the republic for the 4 years of existence of the NPM has not changed fundamentally. In the absence of central funding ongoing repairs are often carried out “at their own expense”. During the interviews with prisoners, they complained that the administration of the institution through their “volunteers” forced them to buy construction materials with the help of their relatives or spent money earned in the CONSOLIDATED REPORT institution. NPMM has pointed out that in almost all of the institutions the sanitary standards of different premises do meet requirements and need major repairs. Thus, NPMM in the South Kazakhstan region noted that major repairs or the construction of a new institution that meets international standards is needed in the women’s colony ИЧ-167/4. In OB-156/3, major repairs are needed in the institution's premises, namely at: disciplinary isolator (DISO), chamber type room (CTR), strict conditions of detention (SCD) rooms, medical station; there is no hot water supply in the living quarters. Failure to comply with the temperature regime in the winter and the poor quality of drinking water give rise to undeniable risks for the health of convicts at the institution 166/26 in Derzhavinsk city. The long distance from the regional center - more than 500 km, complicates the work of public monitors. Practically in every report, we call on the