45. 20 July 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Anja Kirn Hrovat from the Association for Developing Voluntary Work Novo mesto, made an unannounced visit to Črnomelj Police Station. 46. 20 July 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Anja Kirn Hrovat from the Association for Developing Voluntary Work Novo mesto, made an unannounced visit to Metlika Police Station. 47. 27 July 2017 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Primož Križnar from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to the Puščava Open Unit of Dob Prison. 48. 2 August Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser mag. Jure Markič and Jure Trbič 2017 from SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced regular visit to the Dom Sv. Martina Retirement Home in Srednja vas v Bohinju. 49. 6 September Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Maja Ladić 2017 from the Peace Institute, made an unannounced visit to Ljubljana Centre Police Station. 50. 6 September Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Maja Ladić 2017 from the Peace Institute, made an unannounced visit to Ribnica Police Station. 51. 6 September Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Maja Ladić 2017 from the Peace Institute, made an unannounced visit to Kočevje Police Station. 52.12 September Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, mag. Jure Markič, and Anton 2017 Pori from Humanitarno društvo Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced review visit to the Dom Lukavci special social care institution. 53.14 September Members of the NPM, the Deputy Ombudsman, Miha Horvat, the Ombudsman’s 2017 adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Marija Milavec Kapun from the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, made an unannounced thematic visit to Dob Prison on the subject of the elderly, people with disabilities, people with impaired mobility, the deaf and hearing impaired, the blind and visually impaired, and mute people in prisons (vulnerable people). 54.14 September Members of the NPM, the Deputy Ombudsman, Miha Horvat, the Ombudsman’s 2017 adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Marija Milavec Kapun from the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, made an unannounced thematic visit to the Slovenska Vas Semi-Open Unit of Dob Prison on the subject of the elderly, people with disabilities, people with impaired mobility, the deaf and hearing impaired, the blind and visually impaired, and mute people in prisons (vulnerable people). 55.14 September Members of the NPM, the Deputy Ombudsman, Miha Horvat, the Ombudsman’s 2017 adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Marija Milavec Kapun from the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, made an unannounced thematic visit to the Puščava Open Unit of Dob Prison on the subject of the elderly, people with disabilities, people with impaired mobility, the deaf and hearing impaired, the blind and visually impaired, and mute people in prisons (vulnerable people). 56.19 September Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Marija 2017 Milavec Kapun from the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, made an unannounced thematic visit to Koper Prison on the subject of the elderly, people with disabilities, people with impaired mobility, the deaf and hearing impaired, the blind and visually impaired, and mute people in prisons (vulnerable people). 57.20 September Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman’s adviser, Jure Markič, and Jure Trbič from 2017 SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to Idrija Retirement Home, the Idrija Unit. 58.21 September Members of the NPM, the Deputy Ombudsman, Miha Horvat, the Ombudsman’s 2017 adviser, Robert Gačnik, and Marija Milavec Kapun from the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, made an unannounced thematic visit to Ljubljana Prison on the subject of the elderly, people with disabilities, people with impaired mobility, the deaf and hearing impaired, the blind and visually impaired, and mute people in prisons (vulnerable people). 22 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2017 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT