2016 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE partitions ensuring privacy have been put up; the showers have been outfitted with handrails, shelves for personal toiletries and anti-slip rubber mats; the rooms have been equipped with clothes rails, bedside tables and new soft supplies of appropriate quality; the possibility has been provided to dry one’s clothes in a separate and permanently open drier room; an additional information board has been put up; the possibility has been provided to use a computer with internet access (for the search for legal acts), and a supply of books has been received; an agreement has been concluded with the Alytus unit of the Vilnius County Sign Language Interpreters Centre on the sign language interpreter services, the organisation of sign language courses at the Correction House; and the employees and squad masters have been trained to deal with persons with special needs (training and interviews conducted). Also measures have been taken to ensure that convicts are held in the institution’s temporary detention facilities only for a short time while no other possibilities exist to solve the accommodation issue in a different way, and that the detention at these facilities is recorded. The minutes of the convicts’ distribution commission specify the possible types of accommodation and, where appropriate, other information (the psychologists opinion, etc.). The medical histories of the convicted persons contain entries and signatures confirming consent with the health check-up, examination by a doctor and appointed treatment. position of the head of the Health Care Service has been filled in successfully. A dialogue is continuing on the questions of the delivery of health care services at imprisonment institutions and the implementation of the provided recommendations is pursued. PLACES OF DETENTION FOR FOREIGNERS In 2016, the Seimas Ombudsmen assessed the human rights situation at 3 (three) places of detention for foreigners: the Raigardas Border Inspection Post of Druskininkai Frontier Station, Kabeliai Frontier Station and Aleksandras Barauskas Frontier Station of Varėna Frontier District of the State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (Report No. 2016/1-24 of 11 May 2016). The following main problems and most common violations of human rights have been identified: 1. Concerning registration of delivered persons. The registers of delivered persons not always specify whether a person was placed in a detention facility and how much time a detained individual spent there. 2. Concerning the conditions in the detention facilities. The facilities are not adapted for detention of more than five hours; the requirement of the rules on the use of facilities regarding the provision of soft supplies fails to meet the international standards (stating that detained persons should get a mattress and a blanket at night-time); and appropriate artificial lighting is not ensured. Also a shortage of technical equipment for the surveillance of detained persons has been detected. 3. Concerning the adaptation of premises to persons with disabilities. The premises (including their sanitary facilities) are not adapted to Two recommendations have not been implemented yet: due to small and uncompetitive salaries it is difficult to attract health care professionals and fill in the vacancies in the Health Care Service as well as find appropriate solutions for the structure and license issues. All efforts are being made to search for specialists, and medical doctors’ training establishments are approached. The 22