1 (a) Unrestricted access to all information concerning the number of persons deprived of their liberty in places of detention as defined in article 4, as well as the number of places and their location; (b) Unrestricted access to all information referring to the treatment of those persons as well as their conditions of detention; (c) Subject to paragraph 2 below, unrestricted access to all places of detention and their installations and facilities; (d) The opportunity to have private interviews with the persons deprived of their liberty without witnesses, either personally or with a translator if deemed necessary, as well as with any other person who the Subcommittee on Prevention believes may supply relevant information; (e) The liberty to choose the places it wants to visit and the persons it wants to interview. 2. Objection to a visit to a particular place of detention may be made only on urgent and compelling grounds of national defence, public safety, natural disaster or serious disorder in the place to be visited that temporarily prevent the carrying out of such a visit. The existence of a declared state of emergency as such shall not be invoked by a State Party as a reason to object to a visit. The inspecting body will examine some of the following86: • • • • • • • • • Was the decision to place the prisoner in segregation taken in accordance with the law? What were the reasons for placing the prisoner in the unit, is the prisoner aware of these reasons and was he given an opportunity to appeal against his placement? Is the placement decision reviewed on a regular basis? Do physical conditions of detention (cells, shower area, exercise yards) comply with the required standards? Do prisoners have access to adequate medical care? Are medical records being kept in good order in a secure place? Do prisoners have access to an appropriate regime? Do prisoners have regular access to an outside area? Do prisoners have contact with the outside world? Nationally inspections are usually carried out by a body appointed by the ministry in charge of prisons, and report to it. They may also appoint a local watchdog body to provide regular monitoring of individual prisoners between inspections. These bodies will pay particular attention to segregation units and to the use of force and restraints. 70 Sourcebook on solitary confinement: Monitoring and inspecting solitary confinement units