December 2014, the Special Preventive Group considers it unreasonable that the number of healthcare staff was reduced despite the increased prison population and the increased sickness rate. It should be mentioned also that, with the number of doctors reduced, the number of medical consultations issued by the doctors decreased by 4,4% compared to the previous year. The number of doctors and nurses according to penitentiary institutions is shown in the table below: # Institution no. Doctor Nurse Other assisting personnel 1. 2 12 13 1 2. 3 6 5 1 3. 5 8 9 1 4. 6 8 12 1 5. 7 2 3 1 6. 8 24 37 2 7. 9 5 7 1 8. 11 4 4 1 9. 12 3 5 0 10. 14 10 11 1 11. 15 12 15 2 12. 16 8 7 1 13 17 9 15 2 Based on the information received from the Medical Department of the Ministry of Corrections, below we provide a ratio of doctors and nurses envisaged by the penitentiary institutions’ staffing tables to the number of doctors according to institutions in 2014: # Penitentiary institution no. Prisoner to doctor ratio Nurse to prisoner ratio 1. 2 137 116 2. 3 47 47 3. 5 38 29 4. 6 16 10 5. 7 35 23 6. 8 120 74 92 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA