quest. On number of occasions, they are told by the administration that there are no more personal hygiene items left in stock. In establishment no. 2, e.g., only one or two bars of soap would be given to a cell upon request despite the fact that there are more than two prisoners in the cell. The prisoners placed in de-escalation rooms in establishment no. 8 are not given the items of personal hygiene (tooth brush, tooth paste, bedding, towel, and a pillow). The visit to establishment no. 2 revealed that the female prisoners face problems in terms of accessibility to items of personal hygiene. Sanitary pads are not given to them and body and face care products are inaccessible. There is no hot water running in the accommodation cells of the buildings A, B, C and D of the detention facility133 of establishment no. 5. 3.5.7. THE RIGHT TO TIME IN THE OPEN AIR In accordance with the European Prison Rules, every prisoner shall be provided with the opportunity of at least one hour of exercise every day in the open air, if the weather permits.134 When the weather is inclement, alternative arrangements shall be made to allow prisoners to exercise.135  In accordance with the Imprisonment Code, an remand/convicted person has the right to stay in the open air at least one hour a day (enjoy the right to walk in the open air).136 The yards in establishment no. 2 are partially covered; there are long wooden benches and waste bins in the yards; and surveillance cameras are installed. The conditions in yards of penitentiary establishments nos. 2, 6, 8, 9, 5,137 and 17138 do not enable prisoners to exercise properly. There is no exercise equipment in the yards. There is only one pull up bar installed in the yard of establishment no. 3. It is important to provide the yards with sporting equipments in penitentiary establishments so that prisoners could do physical exercises. The football stadium in establishment no. 14139 is ill-equipped; there is no synthetic turf on asphalt; there are no goals; and basketball backboard is damaged. The prisoners of establishment no. 7 complain about the location and organisation of yards. They are small and located in a place with virtually no natural ventilation. The walking area is only 13 m2 (4.2x3.1). There are, in total, four such walking areas in the establishment. The walking area is surrounded by approximately three-metre high walls and covered by gratings and metal mesh. Due to this and because the area is wedged among buildings, sunrays and fresh air do not reach it. 133 The following reside in this facility: convicts under quarantine regime; convicts serving sentence in closedtype institutions; prisoners in solitary confinement cells/in cell-type accommodations; convicts serving life sentence; convicts who were transferred to the detention facility upon their request. 134 Rule 27.1. 135 Rule 27.2. 136 Article 14.1.g). 137 Detention facility. 138 Closed-type building. 139 In the yard of establishment no. 6. 74 HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CLOSED INSTITUTIONS

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