A/HRC/37/68/Add.1 Prison officers and prison officials have received the necessary trainings in this field, and in addition, they receive on-job trainings. 7Health units are located in prisons, and standard care is provided, so that prisoners' access to doctors is sometimes much easier and faster in comparison with other people in the community; and all medical treatments for prisoners are provided free of charge. In addition, in the case of special medical requirement, the prisoner shall be dispatched to hospital out of the prison, upon discretion of prison’s doctor, and coordination of the judicial authority with the prison supervisor. 8In prisons of the country, vocational training workshops are available for qualified volunteers and allows the prisoner to receive both professional and post-vocational training, and receive income for his productive work and send it to their families living outside the prison. 9In the Islamic Republic of Iran, while ensuring the rights of prisoner, in accordance with the law and regulations of the Prisons Organization, facilities such as frequent visits to families and relatives, the availability of appropriate medical and sanitary facilities, access to amenities, shop, barber shop, sports club, educational and cultural classes, cinema, library and so on are stipulated. 10The guarantee of respect to the rights of detained persons and appropriate behavior with them, including the right to defense, the opportunity to use an attorney and an expert is well stipulated in the law on "Respecting legitimate liberties and protecting citizenship rights" and other statutory provisions. In addition, the clause one of the article of the law on citizenship emphasizes that arrest is based on observance of the law and with a clear and transparent judicial decree and order, away from the exercise of any personal tastes and abuse of power or the committing of any kind of violence, and particularly in accordance with the principles of fair trial. In addition, the head of the judiciary is required to set up a committee to monitor the appropriate implementation of these regulations and all the entities related to these regulations are strictly required to report their actions to him. Also, in order to ensure more control, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 15 of the Civil Rights Act, in all provinces, a board is set up as the "Provincial Supervisory and Inspection Board". 11The use of in-patient and out-of-prison facilities is such that, in accordance with Article 102 of the Executive By-Law of Prisons, medical clinics of prisons, are required to carry out medical examination for all prisoners, at least once a month. Article 103 of the said By-Law explicitly provides that the medical and sanitary needs of the convicted patient are to be provided within the prison or rehabilitation institutions, and, in urgent cases, transfer of the convicted prisoner from the prison for medical treatment, out of the prison, may be authorized by the authorities concerned. According to Article 104 of the said regulation, the cost of treating ill prisoners who are necessary to be sent out of the prison shall be met by prison authority and it should be carefully applied to all prisoners. Article 105 of the same regulations stipulates that all prisons and its affiliated places, such as vocational training halls, must be disinfected at least once a month, and, if necessary, in shorter intervals. The detailed information provided in the previous and current responses on the situation of prisons and the observance of the relevant provisions does not intend to imply that there are no shortcomings in prisons. Allocation of funds in the Judiciary and the prisons organization, is meant to improve prison conditions or construct new prison facilities in some provinces to reduce the probable prison population density. The relevant progress reports are also announced in the media. This issue is not limited to Iran, and a vast majority of countries are involved in this issue, given the growing incidence of crimes in the world. It should be noted that the communications of the Special Procedures regarding the prison conditions of the persons referred to in paragraph 25 is formally responded and the allegations have been rejected. In this way, the allegations is needed to be deleted from the final report. Reply to Paragraph 26 The response to the allegations and the request made in this paragraph has already been expounded in paragraph 23 above. Regarding the use of modern facilities to ensure the safety and well-being of prisoners, studies have been made and in case the Special Rapporteur would like to offer special suggestions, we are prepared to take them into the due consideration. Reply to Paragraphs 27-28 Unfortunately, this paragraph of the Draft Report, without mentioning the source, by prejudging and refraining from a balanced examination, that is expected from an international report, raises allegations which are essentially incompatible with the situation of prisoners in 12