Imprisoned minors Access to healthcare Allowing men and women to mix in prisons and do joint activities Penal institutions Treatment of women Allowing men and women to mix in prisons and do joint activities The particular situation regarding female minors must be carefully considered, and equal treatment to boys ensured. In this respect, the CGLPL underlines the fact that imprisoning young girls in wings for adult women is illegal. They must be able to benefit from care arrangements within structures specially designed for minors. To the extent possible and according to the institution's layout, girls detained in prisons other than prisons for minors (EPM) must be imprisoned in "minor" wings in the same way as boys. On the other hand, their lodgings must abide by the single-sex principle, akin to what is intended in theory for juvenile detention centres and prisons for minors. The CGLPL underscores the fact that female prisoners must be able to access gynaecological care under the conditions set out in Article 46 of the Prison Act of 24 November 2009: "the quality and continuity of healthcare are guaranteed to prisoners in conditions that are equivalent to those that the rest of the population benefits from". Accordingly, the CGLPL stresses the need for strict compliance with the provisions set out in Article 52 of the Prison Act, which stipulate "Any delivery or gynaecological examination must be performed without restraints and without the presence of the prison staff, in order to guarantee the right to respect of the dignity of detained women". In light of the observations made, it would appear that the rule whereby women must not come across male prisoners or male warders – with the exception of supervisors is likely to undermine the equality of treatment to which they are entitled in terms of access to work, activities and health. The CGLPL recommends authorising men and women to cross paths during their movements within prisons – under careful surveillance – so as to foster equal access for prisoners to communal areas. It therefore recommends that surveillance of women by male staff members be possible. The CGLPL recommends phasing in joint activities for men and women within prisons, in conjunction with the provision of clear, systematic information on the mixed nature of the activities on offer and with efforts to obtain participants' consent. It suggests deleting the words "on an exceptional basis" from Article 28 of the Prison Act and rephrasing it as follows "subject to maintaining order and safety within institutions, activities may be organised for both sexes to participate in". As part of its deliberations on allowing men and women to mix in prisons, the CGLPL took a particular interest in a trial of a workshop on a single male-female concession, the objective of which was to allow equal treatment between men and women. It found that the male-female workshop achieved its aims: providing permanent, sufficient work and a return to normalcy. The investment of the management and supervisors in the workshop's implementation was highlighted. Finally, the Chief Inspector recommended that the trial be continued and expanded, that the projects in the pipeline 156 2 2 2 2 2 2