shower. There is also a common shower. According to the information received,75 the
repair works were carried out in the spring of 2015 in every cells of the establishment.
The sanitary knots of the cells were completely renewed.
The short visits room of the facility also serves as the investigation room. There are several tables in the room, and the practice is that several prisoners receive their visitors
simultaneously, which violates the privacy of the conversation. The teenagers have the
opportunity to meet the members of their family without any barriers though, which is
welcome.
The facility has two rooms allocated for extended visits, which is isolated from other
buildings. At the time of our visit76, only one of these extended visit rooms was properly
furnished, whilst the other is in need of some repairs. A video-conferencing facility also
operates in the establishment, which was renovated and equipped with appropriate
tools.
In the 2014 Annual Report to the Parliament, the Public Defender addressed the Minister of Corrections with the recommendation to ensure proper artificial ventilation of
residential as well as investigative rooms and showers, to eradicate the reasons of humidity in the living cells and to properly renovate them. It shall be noted that according
to the information received,77 the repair works were carried out in every cells of the
establishment. The sanitary knots of the cells were completely renewed, which is welcomed. As for the relevant repairs of the extended visit room, this recommendation
remains unfulfilled.
2.4.1.9. Establishment N12 of the Penitentiary Department
Infrastructural problems existed for years at the establishment N 12, as pointed out
in detail in the 2013 Annual Parliamentary Report of the Public Defender. It should be
noted that according to the information received from the establishment,78 the following renovations were held in 2015: a room was allocated and renovated for the beauty
salon; computer training rooms for prisoners were overhauled; 4th and 5th residential
block bathrooms were renovated; the medical block has been repaired in July/August
and the specialized rooms for “C” Hepatitis treatment program were allocated, the chief
doctor’s room was renovated, a new medication storage and a pharmacist cabinet were
created.
75 The letter N741/16 of the Director of the Establishment N11, received by the Public Defender’s
office on 21 January 2016.
76 11 March 2015.
77 The letter N741/16 of the Director of the Establishment N11, received by the Public Defender’s
office on 21 January 2016.
78 The letter N11796/15 of the deputy director of the Establishment N12, received by the Public Defender’s office on 6 October 2015.
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