(p)The authorities take steps to provide at least basic education for young female prisoners and adult prisoners who cannot read or write; (q)Every effort be made to provide programmes and activities for all prisoners, including those sentenced to death; (r)Budgetary provisions be set aside for providing activities in all prisons throughout Benin; (s)Education classes be organised for female adolescent detainees who are detained in the women’s quarters throughout Benin, as well as to the children of female detainees once they reach compulsory schooling age; (t)The authorities provide activities and workshops for adolescent detainees, both male and female, in all prisons, in order to facilitate their reintegration upon release; (u)Activities and education classes be provided for women detainees; (v)With regard to women, female adolescent detainees and babies: Women’s quarters be increased to improve the extremely cramped conditions Babies and children of female detainees be included in officials account for assigning sufficient space, food and water for women’s quarters Babies and children of female detainees be provided with sufficient clothes, nappies, soap and towels and a sleeping place of their own, e.g. a cradle Women and female adolescent detainees be granted equal access to activities and workshops organised within the prison and to specific activities tailored towards their needs At a minimum, all female adolescent detainees and children of women detainees of schooling age should have access to education classes (w)Rules for visiting times and duration of visits be clear and posted in writing at the entrance of each prison. All visits should be registered and the prison authorities should oversee the visiting system to ensure that the rules are abided by, and that no staff or detainees receive any bribes regarding visiting. All detainees should be informed of the rules verbally, and the rules should be posted in writing in poster and pamphlet format throughout the prison. All detainees, including prisoners sentenced to death, should have the possibility of receiving family visits; (x)Prison authorities develop their policy on managing inter-prisoner violence, including significantly increasing staff numbers and conducting staff training, which should focus on building and maintaining positive relations among prisoners, as well as between staff and prisoners; (y)The authorities undertake a fundamental review of the management of prisons so as to ensure that the prison administration is in control and is able to ensure the safety of everyone inside the prison, including their protection from inter-prisoner violence; (z)Alternative accommodation be provided for prisoners sentenced to death, so that they can have access to adequate conditions, including space for sleeping, and that the regime and restrictions applied to these prisoners be reviewed as a matter of urgency, in order to provide time out of cell every day, including an hour of outdoor exercise; (aa)For as long as the cell accommodating the prisoners sentenced to death is in use at Cotonou Prison, steps should be taken to ensure that the door can be opened efficiently in case of emergency; (bb)All prisoners, including those prisoners sentenced to death, have the possibility of communicating with their lawyers, as well as their family; (cc)All sentences of death be commuted to sentences of life imprisonment so that there is a possibility of review and eventual release; (dd)A written detailed report be produced after every prison visit, which should be communicated to the prison authorities and the Ministry of Justice; (ee)The authorities ensure that there is an effective, confidential and independent complaints system in operation. B.Requests for information 1.National preventive mechanism 321.The SPT requests: (a)Information concerning steps taken to foster public debate at this later stage about the adoption of the legislation and the development of the NPM; (b)If the draft legislation is further amended during the adoption process, to be provided with a copy of any amended text. 2.Legal and institutional framework