MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NGOS 124 ■ Are there visit restrictions for certain categories of detainee? ■ If so, on what basis are these restrictions applied? ■ How are families received in the place of detention? ■ What are the material conditions of the visits? ■ What is the level of supervision of the visits? ■ Are social measures taken in relation to those persons who never receive outside visits? 4 Access to external information ■ What access do persons deprived of their freedom have to the media (newspapers, television)? ■ Are there any restrictions and what are the criteria?