of information technologies in prisons. For the most part, we did not receive criticism from prisoners regarding the work of the staff; however, we established that the lack of staff in certain institutions was due particularly to the financial situation (we submitted 8 proposals, 5 of which were realised and 3 accepted for discussion). We were pleased that no excessive use of coercive measures or stricter measures against prisoners were established in 2016, and submitted only one recommendation in this regard, which was accepted for discussion. Official capacity and occupancy of prisons The capacity of Celje Prison and Juvenile Prison is 98 prisoners. On the day of the visit, fewer prisoners were accommodated in the prison, i.e. 53 convicted persons (two of whom were minor convicts, one person was imprisoned as per Article 12 of the Enforcement of Criminal Sanctions Act (ZIKS-1), two convicts were on annual leave, two were being treated at the Unit for Forensic Psychiatry at Maribor University Medical Centre and one had absconded) and 27 detainees or remand prisoners (one was being treated at Celje General Hospital and two had absconded). The capacity of Dob pri Mirni Prison is 540 prisoners (449 in the closed unit, 70 in the Slovenska vas semi-open unit and 21 in the Puščava open unit). At the time of the control visit, 517 prisoners were in the closed unit of the prison, i.e. 68 prisoners more than the official capacity. The official capacity of Ljubljana Prison is 135 persons deprived of their liberty, of whom 54 were convicts and 81 detainees. On the day of the visit, 100 convicts and 73 detainees were being accommodated in the institution. Maribor Prison can officially accommodate 146 prisoners. At the time of our visit, 28 detainees and 124 convicts were being accommodated in the prison (of whom no one had absconded, one was in hospital, one was serving his sentence on the basis of Article 12 of the ZIKS-1, the sentence had been suspended for three convicts and two were under house arrest). The capacity of Murska Sobota Unit of Maribor Prison is 34 prisoners. Due to the cessation of implementing imprisonment for the non-payment of fines, the capacity of the convict unit increased by two places and now amounts to 20 people; the capacity of the detention unit remained unchanged, i.e. 14. At the time of our visit, 36 prisoners were in the unit, i.e. 12 detainees and 24 convicted persons, of whom one had absconded (a convict who had already exploited the benefits of leaving the prison, and was not considered flight risk, had failed to return to the unit on time from his last leave) and none of the convicts was serving their sentence on the basis of Article 12 of the ZIKS-1 or were under house arrest. Nova Gorica Unit of Koper Prison can officially accommodate 28 prisoners. When imprisonment for the non-payment of fines was suspended, the capacity of the convict unit changed, or increased accordingly by 16 places (4 places in the closed unit, 4 in the semi-open unit and 8 in the open unit). The capacity of the detention unit was unchanged, i.e. 12 places. At the time of our visit, 28 prisoners were in the unit, i.e. 11 detainees and 17 convicted persons, of whom two were serving their sentence as per Article 12 of the ZIKS-1; one person was present in the unit over the weekend; one person was present in the unit every Monday and Tuesday, and one person was under house arrest. The capacity of Rogoza Open Unit of Maribor Prison is 36 prisoners. At the time of our visit, 46 convicts were staying in the unit (according to the list), 13 of whom were serving their sentence as per Article 12 of the ZIKS-1; one person was hospitalised without supervision and one (an alien – citizen of the Republic of Albania) had absconded (on 9 October 2016 after he failed to return to the unit from shopping). IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2016 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 147