psychosocial needs of prisoners and the corresponding dynamics in prison settings, as well as social care and assistance, including early detection of mental health issues. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Corrections, the public law entity Training Centre of the Execution of Sentences and Probation, in 2015, new educational programs have been worked out for training employees of penitentiary establishments in national legislation and relevant international standards. The employees of penitentiary establishments attended trainings on a range of topics throughout 2015. The following trainings were conducted concerning human rights, safety and order: Themes of Trainings The number of participants of trainings Rules and Procedures of Examination 2434 Documentation of Torture under the Istanbul Protocol, Prevention of Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment 90 Securing confidentiality of communications between medical personnel and prisoners 362 Multidisciplinary Teamwork 488 Facilitation and Improvement professional independence and competency of medical personnel,Issues of Observing the Principles of Medical Ethics 99 Prevention of Suicide and Working with vulnerable groups 554 Specificities of Treatment of persons belonging to Special categories, including LGBT persons 419 Besides the above mentioned trainings, after the entry into force of the new Georgian law about Special Penitentiary Service, the regulation for mandatory training and retraining of the employees of the Special Penitentiary Service was adopted. With the Order №148 of the Minister of Corrections of Georgia of 19 October 2015, ‘the Rule for Conducting the Special Contest, types of mandatory special professional training courses and the rules for attending them, the rule for certification and periodic retraining’ was approved. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Corrections, the process of certifying current employees should be completed by 1 January 2017. 148 employees have gone through this process. 34 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (NPM), 2015