APPENDIX REPORT Page Dnr 1 (15) O 7-2018 Dialogue meeting with the Prison and Probation Service on 12 March 2019 Own-initiative inquiry on the Prison and Probation Service's work with isolation-breaking measures On 12 March 2019, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman Elisabeth Rynning held a dialogue meeting with representatives of the Prison and Probation Service. The dialogue meeting forms part of the investigation in an owninitiative inquiry regarding the Prison and Probation Service's work with isolation-breaking measures. The own-initiative inquiry is based on responses received from the agency upon request of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen. Reports back from the Prison and Probation Service Following a series of Opcat inspections of remand prisons in spring 2017, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman stated that the Prison and Probation Service should ensure that the amount of time inmates spend in association is reported and documented in a standard way so as to monitor conditions over time. She further stated that for inmates who, for various reasons, do not associate with other inmates, isolation-breaking measures should be reported and documented. The documentation should state to which category (held on remand with restrictions, held on remand without restrictions or held in custody) an inmate belongs. Finally, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman requested that the Prison and Probation Service report back on how the agency follows up on the amount of time inmates spend in association and the use of isolation-breaking measures.1 The response was received by the Parliamentary Ombudsmen on 13 June 2018. Based on the details which emerged from the reporting back, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman decided to initiate an own-initiative inquiry to See the Parliamentary Ombudsmen's inspection report from e.g. Huddinge Remand Prison (dnr 416-2017, etc.). 1 Riksdagens ombudsmän Box 16327 SE–103 26 Stockholm, SWEDEN Visit: Västra Trädgårdsgatan 4 A E-mail: Phone: Fax: justitieombudsmannen@jo.se +46 8 786 40 00 +46 8-21 65 58 – 67 – www.jo.se B