was also in unsatisfactory condition. During the visit the state of the administrative rooms intended for the personnel was evaluated as satisfactory. During the visit to Special Institution No.13 the conditions in that establishment were also evaluated as unsatisfactory. It should also be mentioned that on the visit day only the leading specialist of the institution was at work. Nobody from the management and officers was in the establishment. An appeal has been addressed to the MJ with regard to the above mentioned. In the received response it is stated that the relevant bodies of the PS have been instructed to take necessary actions to eliminate the deficiencies and shortcomings indicated in the appeal. From the response it becomes clear that disciplinary actions have been taken in respect of the management of Special Institution No.1. Along with the aforementioned, in the response it is also informed that though about ten years has passed since the execution of the punishment of restraint of liberty started, no appeals or complaints have been submitted to the MJ, PS, and other governmental or non-governmental organizations to allege that persons serving their sentences in special institutions are subjected to torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment. During the visits undertaken to the establishments of the PS some other complaints of different nature have also been addressed to the Commissioner. Those complaints have primarily concerned provision of medical services, placement in the MI, allowance of short or long visits, as well as reception of parcels. It should be noted that, pursuant to the information received from various sources, in some cases convicts’ insistent requests for their transfer to the MI are connected not with their health but with other issues (establish outside-thelaw relationships with other convicts, avoid regime rules, etc.). It is therefore critical to enhance the control over the observance of regime rules in the MI. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Commissioner has investigated each of the appeals concerned and necessary measures have been taken to ensure the re-examination of those persons and their replacement in the MI if needed. During the visit to PI No.11 convict V.H. stated that though he did not have any complaints about the detention conditions, he was unhappy with the institution chief’s bias against him and alleged that notwithstanding his 61