3 – FEDERAL AND LAND POLICE following a shift change-over whenever the relevant information has not been communicated for any specific reason. If a person was not instructed about their rights when they were brought into custody, this must be done at a later point in time. 3.1 – FURNISHING AND FITTINGS, CONDITIONS IN CUSTODY CELLS The conditions in police custody cells, including furnishings and fittings, must uphold the human dignity of detainees. Every custody cell should be equipped with a smoke detector, an emergency button, adjustable lighting, a nonflammable, washable mattress, a blanket and a pillow. Where a custody cell is only equipped with a low bed, it should have additional seating at standard height. 3.3 – STRIP-SEARCHES Strip-searches involving a visual inspection of the prisoner's genital area represent a severe interference with the prisoner's general right of 17 personality. It should therefore be decided on a case-by-case basis whether there are indications of a danger to public security and order that would justify a strip-search. Any such measures 18 must adhere to the principle of proportionality. To ensure the protection of persons placed in custody in the event of a fire, all custody cells must be equipped with a smoke detector. In addition, it must be possible for persons deprived of their liberty to call for attention through an emergency button. It must be guaranteed that the alarm system is working. This should be checked before each occupancy of a custody cell. If a strip-search is carried out, the reasons for this should be documented in a clear and comprehensible manner. Furthermore, the search should be conducted as respectfully as possible, for example involving two stages where half the body remains dressed in each stage. It should be possible to adjust the lighting in custody cells to ensure that persons taken into custody are able to sleep, while at the same time reducing the risk of injury and enabling detainees to find their way in the dark. 3.4 – VISIBILITY OF CUSTODY CELLS It must not be possible for third persons to look inside a custody cell. Every custody cell should receive natural light, including those intended for short-term custody. Furthermore, a suitable room temperature should be ensured in custody cells. 3.5 – VISIBILITY OF TOILETS Staff members should indicate their presence in a suitable manner before looking through a peephole, especially if the toilet in a custody cell is not partitioned off. The person in the cell might be using the toilet and should be given the opportunity to indicate this. 3.2 – INSTRUCTION ABOUT RIGHTS Each and every person deprived of their liberty must be informed of their rights, immediately and without exception. To this end, forms containing all the relevant information should be available in various languages. They must at the very least include information about the fact that anyone who is taken into custody has the right to be examined by a doctor, to consult a lawyer, to notify a trusted third party and, where applicable, inform the consulate of their home country. It should be documented in the police custody record book that the person taken into custody has been instructed about their rights so that it is immediately clear to staff members CCTV cameras must be fitted in such a way that the toilet area is either not visible on the monitor at all or, alternatively, is only shown in the form of pixelated images. Unrestricted monitoring of the custody cell should only be permitted in carefully assessed, substantiated 17 Federal Constitutional Court, order of 05/03/2015, file no.: 2 BvR 746/13, margin no. 33 18 Cologne Administrative Court, 25/11/2015, file no. 20 K 2624/14, juris margin no. 115 et seqq. 24