• On 14 of the prisoners, penalties were imposed in the form of the prohibition to buy food (for a period of up to three months); • On 13 of the prisoners, penalties were imposed in the form of the prohibition to buy tobacco products (for up to three months); • On 11 of the prisoners, penalties were imposed in the form of prohibition to take part in certain cultural or educational activities (with the exception of reading books and the press) for up to three months; • Three of the prisoners were reprimanded. Living conditions As already mentioned in the chapter on the systemic problems, the NMPT has been highlighting the problem of multiple occupancy cells for several years. During the remote visits, the NMPT requested the directors of the establishments for information on the numbers and capacities of cells for more than 7 prisoners. ☞ Living conditions that are characterized by overcrowding, in particular in the time of the epidemic, pose a threat to prisoners’ lives and health. During the remote monitoring visits to penitentiary establishments, it was found that many of them still have cells for more than 7 prisoners250. The worst situation was found in the prison in Sztum and the remand prison in Białystok. In the prison in Sztum, there are as many as 30(!) multiple occupancy cells: twenty seven 7person cells, two 9-person cells and one 11-person cell. In total, 218 people can be placed in those cells. Given the capacity of the establishment, i.e. 1,002 places, every fifth inmate lives in a cell for more than seven inmates251. In the remand prison in Białystok, there are also many (21) multiple occupancy cells with capacity ranging from 10 to as many as 18(!) places. The inmates living in the 18-, 16- or 12-person cells reported that their living conditions were very difficult. Each of the cells, regardless of the capacity, had only one toilet zone with a wash basin. In such a large group of inmates, daily activities (such as washing dishes or washing clothes) turned into E.g. in the Białystok remand prison, Łódź remand prison, Międzyrzecz remand prison, Grudziądz prison, Jastrzębie-Zdrój prison and Sztum prison. 250 251 See: Report on the NMPT visit to the prison in Sztum (KMP. 571.10.2020). 94