Zamjenik ombudsmena Dragi Celevski zaključio je nakon svojih posjeta zatvorima iz 2006. i 2007. da, "Uslovi života i postupci kod odobravanja odsustava, posjeta i drugih privilegija predstavljaju najčešće probleme zbog kojih osuđenici traže našu pomoć."
Deputy ombudsman Dragi Celevski concluded after his 2006 and 2007 prison visits that, "Living conditions and the procedures for approving furloughs, visits, and other privileges were the most common problems for which convicts sought our help."