In addition, male prisoners complained that metal bunk beds in the cells did not have a ladder to help reach the upper bunk more easily. Both the prison service officers as well as the prisoners with whom the Chancellor’s advisers spoke claimed that a person’s health status is taken into account when allocating a place either on the lower or top bunk (upper bunks are assigned to those for whom climbing is not so difficult). According to the prison officers, the prison service admits the problem and funds have been requested to procure the means to make reaching the upper bunks easier. The Chancellor expressed hope that the means to simplify climbing to the upper beds would be installed in the near future. 3.10. The computer designated for access to legislation and court decisions PART II Although the collected evidence did not show that the room had been kept cool permanently and intentionally, the Chancellor considered it necessary to point out that strip search of persons in a room which does not have at least normal room temperature is inadmissible and proposed to stop it immediately. In the opinion of the Chancellor, the prison service must ensure in the future that a room used for strip searches is sufficiently heated and check it in each particular case (i.e. the prison officer conducting the search should always be convinced that the room temperature is suitable for the search). PART III During the tour of N1 department, advisers to the Chancellor also checked the room which, according to the prison service, is sometimes also used for carrying out strip searches of female prisoners. The room felt cool, the radiator in it was cold and the window was open. PART IV his opinion has not changed since 2010 and he still considers it to be a serious problem which the prison service must deal with. The Chancellor proposed that swift measures should be taken to find possibilities to build necessary rooms for taking care of personal hygiene either in the accommodation building or right next to it and equip them with lavatories, sinks and, if possible, with a shower. PART I CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM During the tour of Harku and Murru Prison, advisers to the Chancellor wanted to check the possibilities for internet access to the legislation databases and registers of court decisions in the prison as required under the Imprisonment Act. However, the computer in the library did not switch on and, consequently, the advisers to the Chancellor could not be sure whether and what resources the prisoners can access via the internet. Therefore, the Chancellor recommended to ensure access to the official legislation databases and register of court decisions via the computer in the prison library. 3.11. The department for mothers and children in Harku and Murru Prison 3.11.1. Observations by the Chancellor There were 2 mothers and 2 infants at the department for mothers and children during the inspection visit. The mothers staying at the department had a washing machine at their disposal; however, the mothers were under an impression that they also had to use the washing machine to wash, at their own expense, the clothes provided by the prison. They also mentioned that no newspaper in Russian reached the department. The mothers also complained that there were problems with catering. In case of breast-feeding, a feeling of an empty stomach comes easily if the period between dinner and breakfast is too long (about 12 hours according to the daily schedule established in the internal rules of the prison). Under point 11.5 of the internal prison rules, washing of bedclothes, towels, a prisoner’s prison clothes and working clothes provided by the prison service is free of charge for prisoners. No exceptions to this have been established in the special provisions of the internal prison rules 23