6.  The applicants were born in 1959 and 1963 and live in Ljubljana and Trbovlje respectively. 7.  The applicants were detained in Ljubljana prison pending their trial. Mr Mandić was detained in the period between 10 July 2009 and 2 February 2010 and Mr Jović in the period between 5 June 2009 and 13 January 2010. 8.  Ljubljana prison is the third largest prison in Slovenia. It holds sentenced prisoners, remand prisoners and prisoners in administrative detention. It has an official capacity of 128 inmates, which includes 55 places designated for prisoners on remand, who by law must be held in a separate section of the prison. In principle there are two types of cells in which the prisoners are held. Small cells measuring about 7.5 square metres (8.8 square metres including the sanitary annex) and normally containing two sleeping places, and large cells measuring 16.28 square metres (18 square metres including the sanitary annex) and normally containing six sleeping places. The windows of the cells face either west or east. Remand prisoners are held on the ground floor, which contains sixteen small and five large cells, and on the first floor, which has fourteen cells, including three small and eleven large cells. On the second floor, which contains fifteen cells, thirteen of which are large cells, both remand prisoners and sentenced prisoners are held. In the loft, which contains fourteen large cells, only sentenced prisoners seem to be held. 9.  According to the Government, plans for constructing the new prison to replace Ljubljana prison were in progress. However, completion depended on financial resources and no definite date could be given. 10.  The applicants were both detained in cell no. 100, which was situated on the first floor. 11.  The cell, with a ceiling 2.88 metres high, measured 16.28 square metres. It was equipped with three bunk beds with a total of six sleeping places, one large and one small table, six chairs and a set of cupboards for each of the detainees. The cell had four windows measuring 91x57 centimetres each, which the prisoners were free to open and close. According to the applicants, six prisoners were held in the cell in the period of their detention. The Government, however, submitted that the number varied between five and six. 12.  The cell had no artificial ventilation. It was aired by opening the windows and, also, opening the doors in the summer when the detainees were out. During the summer, the detainees were also allowed to bring in ventilators, but they rarely did so. The cell was also equipped with a functioning radiator, which the detainees were free to regulate. 13.  The applicants were allowed to bring in a small TV or, with the approval of the prison governor, radios or other electronic devices. In addition, they could borrow books from the prison library and read them in their cells. 14.  According to the data provided by the Government, the average temperature in the cells in the late afternoon (5-5.30 p.m.) in the second half of July and August 2009 was approximately 28 oC, exceeding 30 oC on seven days. 15.  The applicants received their meals in their cell. 16.  A sanitary annex, measuring 1.72 square metres, was attached to cell no. 100. It was a room with floor-to-ceiling walls and a door, equipped with one basin with warm and cold water, a toilet, a drain and a mirror. It had a functioning artificial ventilation system. 17.  The applicants had access to the shower room situated on the same floor and containing five showers with partitions. According to the Government, the applicants could use the shower for ten minutes every day in accordance with the daily schedule. 18.  Detergents and products for personal hygiene were distributed to the detainees on a weekly basis. Their bed linen was washed once a week and they were given a clean blanket on arrival at the prison. Regular everyday cleaning and thorough weekly cleaning was carried out by the prisoners under the supervision of the prison staff. 19.  In the remand section of the prison the cells were locked throughout the day. The applicants could leave the cell only for scheduled activities, such as visits, phone calls, exercising, cleaning, etc. 20.  According to the information supplied by the Government, the applicants were allowed to spend by average two hours and a half out of their cell per day. In particular, they could spend two hours per day in the outside yard, which measured 610 square metres and was not covered by any roof. It was usually used by less than 30 prisoners at a time. In addition, they could use a recreation room, measuring around 17 square metres, twice a week for one hour and also for one hour every third Sunday. This room was equipped with two benches, two exercise mats and some weights. The room had natural light. It was usually used by four prisoners simultaneously. 21.  A medical office operated in the prison subject to the general regime of the national health-care system. It was open for six hours, three times a week. A dental-care office was open once a week for six hours. A psychiatric clinic was open twice a week for half a day. The prison also employed two psychologists. All detainees underwent a medical examination upon their arrival. Detainees who were using intravenous drugs received vaccinations against hepatitis B following the standard protocol used in such cases. 22.  The prison provided the detainees with the possibility to undergo testing for hepatitis B and C and HIV. In 2009 107 detainees were tested. Five were diagnosed with Hepatitis C; other tests were negative, but one person was diagnosed with TBC. 23.  According to the prison records, none of the applicants required special medical treatment. Mr Mandić, however, visited the medical office sixteen times, including three visits to a psychiatrist. He also received dental care. Mr Jović only underwent a general medical examination upon arrival at the prison.