Pa r t i I . Marcin Mazur – a  doctor of law of the School of Law and Public Administration in Rzeszów, Deputy Director of the National Preventive Mechanism Department in the Office of the Human Rights Defender. A graduate of the Catholic University of Lublin. In 2011, he passed his solicitor’s exam and was accepted as a member of the Circuit Chamber of Legal Counsel in Warsaw. In 2003-2008, he pursued PhD studies at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration in the area of legal science �� criminal law at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. In 2005-2006, he completed his postgraduate studies in the area of pedagogical preparation. Since 2004, he has been employed in the Office of the Human Rights Defender – initially in the Executive Criminal Law Department, later in the National Preventive Mechanism Department. He authored articles on criminal law and executive criminal law. Wojciech Sadownik – a lawyer, a graduate of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and Foreign Policy Studies at the Polish Institute of International Affairs. Previously, he worked at, among others, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. Since 2010, he has been an employee of the National Preventive Mechanism in the Office of the Human Rights Defender. Estera Tarnowska – a lawyer and a psychologist. She graduated from the University of Gdańsk. In 2011, she completed her solicitor’s apprenticeship in Gdańsk. She has been employed in the Office of the Human Rights Defender since 2007. Since 2008, she has participated in the visits of the National Preventive Mechanism within the jurisdiction of the Field Plenipotentiary of the Human Rights Defender in Gdańsk. Joanna Klara Żuchowska – a doctor of medical sciences, a second degree specialist in internal medicine. Practicing physician in 1961-2011. She co-authored the book, entitled “Heart Attack”, and 12 papers published in specialist Polish and foreign journals. A graduate of the School of Human Rights at the HFHR. She co-authored the publication, entitled “Human Rights in Psychiatric Hospitals and Social Care Institutions” (Reports, Expert Opinions, Opinions of the HFHR No 17/1996). In 1996-2001, she was involved in monitoring activities for the HFHR. Since 2009, she has cooperated with the Office of the HRD (since April 2012, she has been employed on a quarter-time basis). 73