In establishment no. 6, in the course of the year, out of 14 occasions of placing inmates in solitary confinement, prisoners diagnosed with disorders of personality and impulse control (F60.3), mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances (F19), persistent delusional disorders (F22) were placed in solitary confinement in four cases. According to the prisoners at establishments nos. 3 and 6, there were incidents where the personnel attempted to incite them so as to impose disciplinary penalties on them or to place them in de-escalation rooms. As it was revealed as the result of the visit to penitentiary establishment no. 3, the prisoners have the feeling that their transfer to de-escalation rooms serves punitive purposes whenever they violate the statute of an establishment and not for security reasons. The Special Preventive Group revealed, as the result of the inspection of documentation in establishment no. 3, that in the course of the first five months of 2016, in 22 cases out of 51 occasions, a disciplinary penalty was imposed on prisoners in the period of their transfer to a de-escalation room or with a day’s interval.193 In 11 cases of 22 occasions, prisoners had various mental disorders such as persistent delusional disorders (F22), organic personality disorder (F07.0); in two cases - sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition  (F51); and in seven cases, disorders of personality and impulse control (F60.3). Accordingly, the prisoners’ behaviour could have been caused by their mental health condition, which was later the basis of the disciplinary penalty imposed on them. In the opinion of the Special Preventive Group, instead of providing the above eleven persons with the adequate psychiatric service, they were placed in de-escalation rooms and additionally imposed disciplinary penalty on them. Moreover, a psychiatrist did not see these inmates during their time in a de-escalation room. They were provided with psychiatric consultation in some cases before their placement in a de-escalation room or, in other cases, within several days after leaving the de-escalation room. It is noteworthy that the environment and conditions in the de-escalation rooms are not safe194 and do not minimise the risk of self-harm.195 This is confirmed by the incidents of prisoners inflicting self-harm when placed in a de-escalation room. The similar situation is witnessed in establishment no. 6, where in the course of the year a disciplinary penalty was imposed in 90 cases out of 173 occasions on prisoners in the period of their transfer to a de-escalation room or with one-day interval.196 Moreover, seven cases out of the 90 occasions, prisoners from de-escalation rooms were directly transferred to solitary confinement cells for punitive reasons. In the opinion of the Special Preventive Group, it is impermissible to resort to security measures for punitive purposes as such measures should only serve the statutory objective, which is ensuring the safety of people in a penitentiary establishment. 193 One day before the placement in a de-escalation room and the next day after removal from the room. 194 According to the information provided by the Ministry of Corrections, there is no cushioning material available in Georgia for lining the walls in de-escalation rooms. 195 The floor and walls in de-escalation rooms are not coushioned with soft material. 196 One day before the placement in a de-escalation room and the next day after removal from the room. 98 HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CLOSED INSTITUTIONS