PRISONS 3.4.3 – Further suggestions by the Joint Commission for improving the conditions of detention Prisoners who are placed in the transport unit generally arrive in the transport bus at around 6 pm. They are given an evening meal and are then locked in. Only those prisoners who are not immediately transported away again the next day are able to shower. According to prison staff, on the evening of their arrival prisoners are not able to shower because this is time-consuming and a number of staff need to be present. Some prisoners were therefore unable to shower for four to five consecutive days. The Joint Commission recommends giving those prisoners arriving in the transport unit the opportunity to take a shower. 84