SECTION 2. The results of NMP operation in Ukraine 93 Recommendations communicated to the management of the State Penitentiary Service on the basis of the monitoring results ⇒ To take measures to ensure the living area of 4 sq. m per each convict and 2.5 sq. m per each remand prisoner; ⇒ To regulate the matter of even distribution of prisoners in cells; ⇒ To ensure proper sanitation and hygiene conditions in the cells of gathering units and for transit prisoners, as well as in cells and punishment cells of penitentiary institutions; ⇒ To equip cells and other holding premises with forced ventilation; ⇒ To equip exercise yards in accordance with the regulatory requirements (replacement of rough coating with smooth surfaces, installation of canopies protecting from atmospheric fallout, etc.); ⇒ To provide for proper laundering of prisoners’ personal garments; ⇒ To equip toilets in remand prison cells and penitentiary institution dormitories with water flushes; ⇒ To equip cells for pregnant women and women with babies with drying implements and sufficient number of sockets; ⇒ To provide prisoners with medical services pursuant to clinical protocols and medical assistance standards; ⇒ To take measures to fill vacant staff positions of medical workers; ⇒ To install racks for storage of prisoners’ personal laundry; ⇒ To equip canteens with sufficient number of hand-washing stands; ⇒ To take measures aimed at elimination of the practice of refusing early conditional release to women for the reasons of prejudiced attitude or the necessity of using their labor in production processes.