8.  The applicant was born in 1951 and is presently serving a prison sentence in the Lepoglava State Prison (hereinafter the “LSP”). 9.  In 1994 the applicant was found guilty on one account of murder. During the process he was diagnosed with the post-traumatic stress disorder and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Since 3 March 2000 he has been in the LSP where he was placed in the B wing. 10.  The LSP consists of a radial building comprising four wings, each of four storeys, and a two-storey annex. Three wings were renovated, wing E is currently under renovation. B-wing has not yet been renovated. 11.  From May 2001 until June 2002 the applicant was placed in cell number 17 in the B wing. Most of the time there was another inmate sharing the cell with the applicant. It measured 3,50 meters by 1,60 meters. There were no in-cell sanitary facilities. There were two non-working electrical outlets. There was a dim light on the ceiling. The window on the wall opposite the door measured 80 cm². There was one wooden chair and a metal locker. There was one set of bunk beds. The cell smelled strongly of moisture. The cement walls were damp to the touch. 12.  The applicant stated that the mattresses were dirty and bloodstained and the food served to the inmates was insufficient and of low quality.
Medical assistance was provided once a week, on an assigned day, regardless of his health. The applicant stated that he could not address himself to the social services in the prison. There were no entertainment or other activities in the prison.
In general, the prison was overcrowded. The prison buildings had been built about two hundred years ago and are in a very poor state.
Cases of ill-treatment by the guards were allegedly not uncommon.
The applicant alleged further that the halls where the inmates work were cold. 13.  According to the Government the food served to the inmates complied with the prescribed calories value. In general, the inmates had not complained about the quality of food, nor had there been objections in that respect in the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Report (hereinafter the “CPT Report”).
Medical assistance was provided according to the needs of each inmate. The conditions had improved after the CPT Report in so far as one general practitioner and one dentist had been employed full time. If there was a need, specialist treatment was available in the hospital for prisoners or in any regular hospital.
The inmates have an opportunity to work if they wish. There are wood and metal processing plants as well as some service-providing jobs. About 50% of the inmates worked. The applicant expressed a wish not to work.
The inmates were allowed to watch television, use a library, exercise or choose among several other activities such as art work, barrel-making, literature or music classes. On Sundays and public holidays there were film projections; sometimes concerts and theatre plays were organised. 14.  The applicant was involved in therapeutic sessions concerning inmates suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and in outdoor exercising. 15.  In June 2002 the applicant was moved to another cell in one of the renovated wings.