Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2014 3B.2. Systemic issues 1. Placing charges in transition rooms and separate living premises (SLPs) The problem of placing charges in transition rooms and separate living premises still persists. Currently, the representatives of the NPM are awaiting this matter to be resolved by the Constitutional Court83. Additionally, grounds for placing juveniles in SLPs/transition rooms, the period of isolation as well as rules of such stay were checked during the visits. Irregularities in this area were found in most establishments, e.g.: a  duty to wear pyjamas84, long periods of isolation of juveniles85, placing them in SLPs at the request of the Police86, obligations to stand at attention87, to submit reports to employees88, a ban on telephone contacts89. 2. Non-adjustment of JDCs/JSs to the needs of persons with disabilities The problem of non-adjustment of juvenile detention centres and juvenile shelters to the needs of persons with disabilities remains unresolved in the normative sense, but – in practice – measures were taken to adjust two social rehabilitation establishments in this respect. 3B.3. Strengths Just as in the Report of 2013, the following strengths of juvenile detention centres and juvenile shelters should be mentioned: workshop and school facilities (rooms provided with necessary educational materials, equipment, machinery, multimedia devices), a wide range of extracurricular activities, including special interest groups (e.g. IT, climbing, music, drama, sports groups), first aid courses, social rehabilitation programmes (e.g. dogotheraphy, “And I will be a dad”, career counselling, workshops to prevent HIV/AIDS infection, classes on correct family relationships), trips (e.g. tourist, sports, cinema, museum, theatre, bowling trips), cooperation with external entities (e.g. cooperation with Franciscans’ Charity Kitchen – assistance in preparing meals for the homeless, the Polish Social and Sports Association, the Centre for Education and Youth Work of the Voluntary Labour Corps). https://www.rpo.gov.pl/pl/content/wniosek-do-trybuna%C5%82u-konstytucyjnego-wsprawie-systemu-izolacji-nieletnich-ze-wzgl%C4%99du-na 84 JDC in Jerzmanice Zdrój; JSs in: Szczecin, Gacki. 85 JS in Gacki; JDC in Sadowice. 86 JDC in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. 87 JC in Szczecin. 88 JDC in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. 89 JC in Szczecin. 83 32