MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE 126 prisoners in general.” CPT, GR 2, §54 See also ACPR, A-16 and IDRCPDL, art. 9 and art. 10 para. 1. 2 Comments As seen in Chapter I, a variety of complementary internal and external inspection systems is necessary to safeguard the rights of those deprived of their liberty. You, as a visiting mechanism, constitute one of those systems. Detainees should be able to communicate freely and confidentially with the inspection mechanisms. Visiting mechanisms should monitor the extent to which places of detention react to the observations and recommendations of such bodies. Reference points ■ Is there an internal inspection mechanism? ■ What is its composition? ■ How frequent are the inspections? ■ Do persons deprived of their liberty have confidential access to this body? ■ Can it receive and examine complaints? ■ Who has access to the reports? Are the reports made public? ■ What are the results/outcomes of the inspections?