At the time of admission, the inmates are provided with the bedding and linen. However, the linen is not changed afterwards, due to the shortage of the linen in the facility, according to the administration representatives. Therefore, the prisoners are mostly provided with the clean linen by the members of their families. Linen is either washed in the laundry facilities of the establishment by the prisoners themselves or outside the establishment, by their family members. The majority of the interviewed prisoners said that they do not want their linen to be washed in the common washing machine with other prisoners’ clothes. They prefer to wash the linen themselves, or to have it washed by their family members outside the establishment. If the prisoners themselves wash their clothes and linen, they have to dry them in their living cells. Space of the solitary confinement cells, except those located in the D block is 4.5-5.5 square meters. The cells have a bed (plank), a chair and a table. The cells have central heating and ventilation systems. Lighting is satisfactory. The toilets are partially separated from the cells and the sanitary/hygienic conditions of the cells are unsatisfactory. There is an explicit lack of space. Some cells are under the surveillance cameras. It should be noted that 16 solitary confinement cells of the D block of 16 have an area of ​​11 square meters each, and therefore, physical conditions are generally satisfactory. However, these cells are used for placement of the D block prisoners only. Noteworthy that, the Public Defender had approached the Minister of Corrections of Georgia in October 201453 that only the solitary confinement cells of D block were suitable for the use in case of disciplinary isolation, but the recommendations were not followed. A block of the establishment N2 has 26 yards (18 m2 each, C block- 15 yards (18 m2 each), D block - 36 yards (23 m2 each), E block - 2 yards. The yards are partially covered from above and equipped with the wooden benches and bins, surveillance cameras are installed. Prisoners spend an hour on the fresh air daily. They are able to train on a daily basis in the special gym, which is equipped with appropriate tools. There are 9 investigation rooms in the establishment. In addition to the investigative authorities, the prisoners meet lawyers, religious leaders, representatives of international organizations and representatives of the Ombudsman, with whom conversation confidentiality is guaranteed by law. All rooms are equipped with a surveillance camera. Most of the prisoners believe that an audio or video recording of their conversation occurs in these investigation rooms, having a negative impact on the openness of prisoners and restricting them during the conversation. In the 2014 Annual Report to the Parliament, the Public Defender addressed the Minis53 See the report of the Special Prevention Mechanism following the visit to the Institu- tion N2 on 21 22 October 2014, available at< http://www.ombudsman.ge/uploads/other/2/2191.pdf > [last accessed 25.02.2016]. 54 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (NPM), 2015