ECHR: The necessity for other inmates to assist disabled inmates in their everyday hygiene routine, dressing and undressing must cause their anxiety and make them feel inferior to the other inmates151. It is unacceptable to imprison individuals suffering of serious physical disorders in the conditions which are inappropriate given their health condition, or to leave those individuals to be dependent on fellow inmates for showering, dressing or undressing. This is a form of degrading treatment152. ☞ In the opinion of the NMPT, a solution that should be considered by the Penitentiary Service to meet the needs of inmates suffering from chronic physical disorders is to increase the number of prison hospital wards such as the one operating in Czarne. • CONCLUSIONS ON THE CONDUCTED THEMATIC VISITS In 2020, the NMPT carried out two thematic visits to assess the implementation of the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), issued with regard to penitentiary establishments. The visits demonstrated that the recommendations issued for the Polish side have not been implemented in key areas. Living space per prisoner The minimum standard recommended by the CPT to the Council of Europe member states is 6 m² of floor area per person in a single cell and 4 m² of floor area per person in a multi-person cell (the toilet area is not included). Also, every cell should have at least 2 m of space between the walls and 2.5 m between the floor and the ceiling153. The CPT recommended to the Polish authorities154: 151 Judgment in the case Farbtuhs versus Latvia, of 2 December 2004, complaint no. 4672/02. 152 Judgment in the case D. G. versus Poland, of 12 February 2013, complaint no. 45705/07. 153 See: Living space per prisoner in prison establishments: CPT standards, 15 December 2015, CPT/Inf (2015) 44; 26th General Report of the CPT, CPT/Inf (2017) 5, para. 56; CPT report on visit to Poland, CPT/Inf (2018) 39, para. 59. 154 See CPT report on the visit to Poland, CPT/Inf (2018) 39, paras. 59, 67 and 68. 66