54 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 MONITORING ACTIVITIES ­– CHILDREN THEME FOR 2017 Young persons at secure 24-hour residential facilities, local prisons and state prisons – with focus on – seclusion and use of physical force – schooling – r elations among the young persons (rights, composition of the group of young persons, involvement of the young persons and their personal development) The Ombudsman’s monitoring teams visited six secure 24-hour residential facilities, two local prisons and two state prisons. Important conclusions – Y  oung persons are frequently placed in seclusion, and at several facilities, there is room for improvement of the way in which seclusion is handled. – At some facilities, a connection between the staff’s approach to the young persons and the use of force is seen. – There is generally room for improvement of the recording and/or reporting of inci­ dents involving use of force at the secure 24-hour residential facilities. – There are various challenges in regard to conditions for young persons aged 15 to 17 years at Prison and Probation Service institutions, for example staff’s knowledge of the rules applicable to these inmates and the regulation of the schooling of inmates of compulsory school age. – T  he in-house schools at the secure 24-hour residential facilities have various chal­ lenges in relation to the schooling of the young persons, for example in regard to teaching the full range of subjects, exemptions from certain subjects and holding examinations.