35 Visits in 2016 Separate toilets and showers were not installed in 39 of 54 cells in the prison. Buckets were used in the cells during the evening and night, without the possibility of letting inmates out of their cell when needed. Several of the inmates found using the bucket degrading and they therefore used the sink as a toilet during the night. Women have special sanitary needs and the lack of toilets in the cells and limited access to a shower for large parts of the day therefore represent a special problem for women. A very high percentage of inmates spend less than eight hours a day outside their cells. Figures provided by the prison for 2015 showed that approximately 41 per cent of the inmates spent less than eight hours outside their cells on weekdays. At weekends, this applied to 93 per cent of the inmates. Combined with limited opportunities for activities both on weekdays and at weekends, this was problematic. The prison’s outdoor areas to a limited extent facilitated activity and exercise in fresh air. The prison only used an interpreter in exceptional circumstances, despite the fact that foreign inmates make up a considerable proportion of the inmates. Several of the foreign inmates felt that they had not received good, understandable information on admission. It is a positive factor that the prison has an information video in six languages that can be shown to new inmates. Many inmates had not had, or did not perceive that they had had, a conversation with the health service in connection with admission. Weaknesses were found in the procedures for assessment of mental health in connection with admission and follow-up of inmates in solitary confinement. After the visit From 2017 women and men shall no longer serve together in Drammen Prison. Drammen Prison shall only have male inmates. The prison states that the installation of toilets in all the cells is scheduled for completion in August 2017. Drammen prison has also initiated a number of measures with respect to the procedures for new admissions, including assessment of suicide risk. The health service has introduced more stringent procedures with respect to carrying out the admission interviews, and all inmates will be asked about their mental health, substance abuse and sleep. Stavanger Prison 16-18 August 2016 Stavanger Prison has 68 high-security places divided between men and women. The Auklend Overgangsbolig transitional housing section has a further 13 places but it was not included in the visit. Main findings During the visit, particular emphasis was placed on investigating how prison conditions were adapted for women. In line with the international regulatory framework and guidelines, the women's section in the prison is separate from the men's sections. The women have their own exercise yard and nurse, and some leisure activities were women-only. Men and women could meet during other activities such as work, school and communal activities. Physical contact was not permitted in such situations.