10 rooms are allocated for long visits in the establishment. All rooms are identical, each
with the space of 17 m2. Rooms are equipped with all the necessary furniture and equipment. The situation of the 6 rooms is satisfactory, while the rest of the 4 rooms are in
need of repairs.
Attention should be paid to the sanitary conditions of the kitchen of the establishment.
During the monitoring, it was found that the facility does not have dishwashing sink.
Dishes are washed on the kitchen floor in the metal box.
Prisoners of semi-closed residential buildings can move freely across their residential
buildings and pedestrian area of the yard during the day, while prisoners of the closedtype residential building of the establishment can enjoy a 1-hour per day walk. In the
yards of the semi-closed residential buildings there are tables, chairs, playgrounds and
the necessary equipment for exercise. Sports and recreational equipment is not provided in the yard of the closed regime building.
There are 4 investigation rooms on the first floor of the administrative building of the establishment. In addition to the investigative authorities, the prisoners meet lawyers, religious leaders, representatives of international organizations and representatives of the
Ombudsman, with whom conversation confidentiality is guaranteed by law. All rooms
are equipped with a surveillance camera. Most of the prisoners believe that an audio or
video recording of their conversation occurs in these investigation rooms, having a negative impact on the openness of prisoners and restricting them during conversations.
According to the recommendations voiced in the Annual Parliamentary Report of 2014,
the 4-square-meter space should have been provided for every prisoner in the facility,
the sewerage system should have been fixed on the whole territory. In addition, appropriate natural or artificial ventilation should have been ensured in the basic cells, as
well as solitary and quarantine cells. Despite the efforts, the problems still remain in the
establishment.
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS:
• Abolish the establishment N7.
• Adopt all necessary means to solve the problem of water supply to the establishment N3.
• Create the infrastructure for long visits at the establishments N8 and N9.
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