theme for 2015: female deprivation of liberty stated by the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, the investigation shows that these inmates and their accompanying children are not attended to in a clear and uniform manner by the Prison and Probation Service when it comes to planning, placements and executing sentences. The fact that the authority lacks coordinated procedures and that prisons deal with the handling of these inmates through temporary solutions alongside their ordinary operation, is a severe failure. In order to address this problem, the Prison and Probation Service should, in the opinion of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, take the following measures: • introduce procedures to find suitable placements for women who has an infant child or is pregnant • introduce procedures, when it is relevant, to request a statement from the Social Welfare Board during the placement investigation. The placement section should also work closely with the prisons so that the matter of accompanying children can be dealt with already in connection with the placement decision • consider setting up adapted places for women inmates with accompanying children at special institutions where both the inmates’ and the children’s needs can be better accommodated • introduce procedures for prisons to administrate a plan, in consultation with the maternity clinic, in good time before an inmate’s estimated delivery date. The inmate should be informed that the prison has detailed plans for what will happen once the childbirth commences and ensure that she receives as much information as possible about the plans • introduce childminding to facilitate for female inmates to take part in activities and programs to prevent recidivism • take measures so that the authority can deal with situations where male inmates are placed in an institution with their children.7 Security assessments in connection to transport to healthcare facilities In connection to the inspection of Hinseberg prison, details emerged that gave grounds for investigating the Prison and Probation Service’s security assessments in connection to transports to healthcare facilities. Details had also emerged that the use of shackles during transport meant that inmates had not been able to make toilet visits on their own and that one pregnant inmate had been provided with handcuffs and a waist shackle in connection with a transport to give birth. In its decision, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen states that the Hinseberg 7 JO 2018/19 p. 184, Ref. no. 1089-2016. 49 The fact that the authority lacks coordinated procedures, and that the institutions deal with the handling of pregnant inmates and inmates with children, through temporary solutions, alongside their ordinary operation, is a severe failure.