ANNUAL REPORT 2019-OMBUDSMANNATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM Overview of recommendations given to Ohrid Prison Recommendations Response upon recommendation The doctor in the Institution, whose obligation is the good psycho-physical condition of the children, to be properly trained to recognize and adequately respond to the specific conditions of the children; The measure - referral of a child to “solitary confinement” is to stop immediately, and in the future, in case of a necessity to use disciplinary measures against a child, apply the provisions of the Law on Execution of Sanctions Concerning the Imprisonment of Children; Urgent sealing of the so-called old detention premises and a ban on their use; It is not within the competence of our Institution; It was introduced immediately, with the entry into force of the new Law on Execution of Sanctions (Official Gazette 99/19 dated 21.05.2019) and the special provisions for the execution of imprisonment for children; It was acted accordingly - the old solitary confinement premises are sealed, as noted by the NPM team; Any disposal, carrying and use of coercive means by members of the prison police is prohibited; The NPM team strongly condemns the use of physical force against children and calls for immediate action to detect the use of physical force in the Institution, as well as initiating an appropriate procedure against those responsible for the use of physical force against children; A book on child injury records is kept Effective and timely recording of all forms of and updated. injuries inflicted on children, regardless of whether they occurred as a result of self-harm, injury by another child or in cases where physical force was used against the child by prison police officials. 150