Positively should be assessed the entry into force of the Juvenile Justice Code in 2015. The Code establishes the features of administrative and criminal responsibility of juveniles, peculiarity of administrative and criminal proceedings involving the juveniles, special rules for serving the sentence and other measures. The objective of the Code is the protection of the best interests of juveniles, resocialization-rehabilitation of the juveniles who are in conflict with the law, prevention of the new crime and protection of order. Article 21 of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules) sets the rules for placement of the juvenile offenders in a detention facility, while Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers198 to member states on the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures holds that the placement of juveniles in institutions shall be guided in particular by the provision of the type of care best suited to their particular needs and the protection of their physical and mental integrity and well-being. According to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners minors must be kept separately from adults. 199 Despite the fact that the juvenile inmates are placed in the separate building in the establishments N2 and N8, they still have means of communication with the adult inmates, for instance, when the former are taken to a lawyer or a legal representative. The same also applies during the visit to the dentist cabinet, which is common for the juveniles and adults. In addition, adult convicts employed in the prison maintenance service are distributing the food in each cell, despite the fact that they are carrying out this activity under the supervision of the prison personnel. According to Article 94 of the Juvenile Justice Code, immediately upon the admission of an accused or convicted minor to a detention/prison facility, the administration of the facility shall allow him/her to read written information about his/her rights and obligations, including the procedure for filing complaints and appeals determined by the law. An accused or convicted juvenile shall be provided with the information in a form understandable to him/her. In the penitentiary establishment the juvenile is informed of his/her rights by the social worker. A written form is developed, which describes the rights and responsibilities of the accused and the juvenile confirms with the signature that he/she has read the form. In this regards, in his 2014 Parliamentary Report the Public Defender has addressed the Minister of Corrections. According to the received response, with the financial as198 Recommendation (2008) 11 of the Committee of Ministers to the Member States of the European Rule for Juvenile Offenders Subject to Sanctions or Measures, Article 54. Available in English at: https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1367113&Site=CM [Last Visited on 15.03.2016]. 199 The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, Article 8, Paragraph D. NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (NPM), 2015 129

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