Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2013 Another persisting problem in 2013 is insufficient frequency of showers for men. In reply of 26 September 2013, the Minister of Justice said that the ministry monitored the issue. The letter of 27 February 2014 stated that until the state budget financing of the Prison Service was adequate to the needs, it would not be possible to ensure two showers for men a week. 6. Serving penalty of deprivation of liberty in the therapeutic system The thematic report on serving penalty of deprivation of liberty in the therapeutic system for inmates with non-psychotic mental disorders, which is being drawn up by the representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism, will discuss in detail the areas in need of improvement. During their visits, the members of the National Preventive Mechanism were supported by experts in psychology and psychiatry. 7. Prisoners’ access to public information The issue has been discussed in detail in the Report for 2012.52 Pursuant to Article 10(1) of the Act on access to public information, public information that has not been published in the Public Information Bulletin is provided upon request. In accordance with the provision in its current form, the body which has the obligation to provide public information may refuse to provide it upon request if the information requested by the applicant has been published in the Bulletin. Inmates indeed have no access to public information as the information published in the Bulletin does not have to be provided to them upon their request and they have no access to the Internet and thus to the Bulletin. The situation has not changed compared to the previous year and inmates are still deprived of access to public information published in the Public Information Bulletin. It must be reiterated that the status quo may breach sentence 1 of the Article 61(1) of the Polish Constitution which stipulates that “a citizen shall have the right to obtain information on the activities of organs of public authority as well as persons discharging public functions.” 8. Non-adjustment of penitentiary units to the needs of persons with disabilities An important issue examined during every visit to places of detention by the National Preventive Mechanism representatives is their adaptation to the needs of the disabled. Verification of preparedness of places of detention in such terms in http://www.rpo.gov.pl/pl/content/raport-rpo-z-dzia%C5%82alno%C5%9Bci-w-polsce-kmp-wroku-2012-0 52 32