1.1. Regarding the prison in the city of Pazardzhik NPM established a positive tendency, that is – no overpopulation to be allowed in the penitentiary facility. As of the date of NPM inspection (23.02.2015), in the prison building were accommodated three hundred ninety-seven DLP, while the capacity is four hundred eighty-three DLP. A problem with the overpopulation occurred after the start of the repairs at the Prison in Stara Zagora, since a large group of DLP was moved from there to the Prison in Pazardzhik. As of December 2015 there are four hundred eighty-six DLP accommodated in the penitentiary facility, which is a little above the established capacity. NPM shows understanding of the problem with overpopulation that occurred, since it will be solved once the repaired prison in the town of Stara Zagora starts its operation. 1.2. The food unit of the Prison in city of Pazardzhik consists of kitchen, service premises, warehouses and a mess hall. In their report of 2012 the Ombudsman, similar to NPM, has established the necessity to repair the kitchens and mess halls in the prison and in the prison hostels. As of today the necessary actions are not taken. In a reply by the Ministry of Justice under ref. № 07-00-18/09.01.2015 the Ombudsman was informed that the repair of the stated sites is a subject of opening a public procurement but is not done due to the lack of financial funds. 1.3. The employment rate of DLP continues to be at low levels. For the entire 2014 and the beginning of 2015 there is a decrease in employment, which can be explained by the overall economic situation in the country. 1.4. During the previous NPM inspection it was established that the equipment available at the HC is insufficient and does not meet the requirements for accurate medical equipment and furniture in the premises of the general practitioners. In the above quoted answer by the MoJ the Ombudsman was informed that for solving this issue it is necessary to have funds and it is even stated that: “Such funds can hardly be provided and the problem remains in the future too.” Such statements raise significant concern among NPM experts. Medical care is provided by the following medical staff: a doctor on a permanent work contract at the prison; a medical feldsher; a dentist, and medical orderlies – 2 people, who are deprived of their liberty. There is no appointed psychiatrist. Even back in 2012 it was established that in the Prison in Pazardzhik there is a significant problem with mentally ill persons or rather with people with various degrees of mental retardation. There is an increase of the consumptive DLP. For 2012 there were three TB patients, for 2013 – zero, only for the first four months of 2014 – four, and for the first two months of 2015 – one. Concerns about the increasing number of consumptive patients were also expressed by the DLP during the interviews with them. 1.5. During their visit in the Prison in the city of Pazardzhik in 2015 the NPM experts conducted twenty-six interviews with DLP, three of which were interviews with prisoners sentenced for life. The main complaint of the people deprived of their liberty was about the lack of employment opportunities. For the first time since their visits in the prison NPM received complaints about the quantity and quality of the food. Based on the menus received from the administration of the penitentiary facility no conclusion can be made that the food quantity has decreased. Most probably the complaints in this respect are rather based on the personal preferences of each inmate. 1.6. In 2015 the prison administration once again refused to provide their official job schedule, but the inspection team was presented with a Report on the second category staff condition in the Prison in Pazardzhik for the period from 16.02.2015 to 20.02.2015. As per the information contained in the report there is a total of eighteen vacancies, of which: managing position – one; performing position – three; junior performing position – twelve; for persons, 30