Places visited by the National Preventive Mechanism in 2011 and noted that all restrictions in this area should be compliant with the applicable law. The directors of the above-mentioned establishments promised to expand the category of persons permitted to visit detained juveniles. It should be emphasized that the NMP had some serious reservations about the rules governing juvenile’s contacts with their parents which apply in YCC in Kalisz and in the Saint Faustina YCC in Cracow: –  juveniles could be visited by their parents once a month and talk to them on the phone only once a week – on a specific day and at a specific time. Moreover, a juvenile who was newly admitted to the Saint Faustina YCC in Cracow was allowed to contact her parents only after 7 days. In their talks with the NPM’s staff members, some of girls stated that they were allowed to contact their parents only after 14 days. The NPM emphasizes that juveniles should be allowed to contact their families as frequently as possible, especially during their first days in the establishment. Similar stipulation was included in the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty163: Every juvenile should have the right to receive regular and frequent visits, in principle once a week and not less than once a month, in circumstances that respect the need of the juvenile for privacy, contact and unrestricted communication with the family and the defence counsel (Rule 60). Every juvenile should have the right to communicate in writing or by telephone at least twice a week with the person of his or her choice, unless legally restricted, and should be assisted as necessary in order effectively to enjoy this right. Every juvenile should have the right to receive correspondence (Principle 61). The National Preventive Mechanism proposed to increase the frequency of visits and phone calls which juvenile residents are allowed to receive; –  The visiting team was also concerned about the practice for granting passes to female juvenile residents. Information provided by directors of two establishments suggested that during their first year at these establishments juveniles were granted leaves to visit their parents/legal guardians for a couple of days during school recess only after 6 months since their admission to the establishment. Moreover, individual interviews with juveniles revealed that they were entitled to visit their homes about 3 times a year (sometimes they were issued special leaves in the event of a wedding, a funeral etc.). Also, in view of the fact that visiting home was regarded as a privilege, the denial of which was used by the establishments’ staff as a penalty, it was possible that some juveniles left the establishment only once or twice a year. The National Preventive Mechanism believes that such long periods when juveniles are not allowed to leave the establishment should not be a rule, and should only be used in exceptional cases. International standards stipulated in Rule 86.1 of the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject 163  Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly 45/113. 93