equipment have been improved since the last inspection. The Psychiatric Department has undergone an overhaul. The Pulmonary Diseases Department is located in the other wing of the hospital with a joint corridor for the staff and paraclinical units. The hospital rooms are divided on three floors based on the stage of the disease Pulmonary tuberculosis. They have three-five beds with adjacent toilets and a shared bathroom on the floor. The equipment is obsolete and the rooms need repair. Actions in this direction are envisaged. The staff premises are equipped for the activity. There are security posts on each floor and constant video surveillance of the DPL. NPM considers that it is necessary:  to repair and complete the equipment of the consulting room in the HC of the Prison in Lovech;  to provide dental care in CTPH “Atlant” at the prison in Lovech;  The Ministry of Justice shall analyze the changes in medical care of the DPL after the cut down and update the medical care regulatory base to guarantee timely, sufficient and quality medical care for the DPL in the conditions of the penitentiary system;  to evaluate the health requirements and technical capabilities to increase the volume of activities of the specialized hospital for active treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in Lovech to provide long-term treatment for DPL from around the country, in order to use the hospital beds more efficiently with the available resources;  to resume the activity of hardware physiotherapy. 1.5. The activity of “Social work and correctional activities” sector continues to be relatively narrow in 2014-2015 as well due to the insufficient number of suitable premises. In the prison there is a sustainable realization of education programs in pomology, first aid, literacy, alphacourse, a course on prevention of drug abuse and courses in Orthodox Christianity. Specialized consulting-correctional work is provided: thinking skills, anger management, work with people who were driving while intoxicated, short-term program for drug-abusers and skills for being proactive on the labour market. The unpaid amounts to suppliers turn out to be a steady tendency. THE PRISON IN THE TOWN OF BELENE 1.1. During the previous inspections of the NPM team it was established that in the prison in the town of Belene the right of four sq. meter residential area is not observed. As of 02.06.2015 NPM notes implementation of the recommendation, since in the prison were accommodated five hundred and two DLP, when the prison capacity is five hundred ninety-two DLP. The second main recommendation of the NPM team, related to overcoming the poor material condition in the prison in the town of Belene, especially in respect of the healthcare center and the cells of the persons sentenced to life imprisonment, is also implemented. The healthcare center is completely renovated and repaired, as are the cells of the persons sentenced to life imprisonment, with a restroom constructed for each of them. During the inspection of NPM the kitchen unit of the prison was undergoing repairs. 1.2. Provision of medical care is a problem seen in all detention facilities. NPM team addressed DGEP on many occasions to solve this issue. In reply to NPM recommendations the Ministry of Justice says that there are significant difficulties in conducting competition procedures for medical specialists, due to the lack of candidates with the necessary education and qualification for the vacancies in the prisons. This results in opening one and the same competitions several times. The administration of the prison in the town of Belene has 35