CAT/OP/PER/1/Add.1 82. The Guardianship Investigation Directorate of the Directorate General for Children and Adolescents of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups 64 has been carrying out the following activities in close coordination with the Directorate for Treatment and Recovery of the National Prison Institute: 82.1 Providing specialized intervention through professionals trained in family psychotherapy, with the aim of reducing the impact of physical separation on imprisoned mothers and their children, carrying out individual and group therapy sessions during the six months prior to the departure of children from the prison. 82.2 Assessment, preparation and resilience-building of family members to ensure that (i) children join a healthy environment, in which they can form an emotional attachment to the family with which they are placed, to ensure their comprehensive development; and (ii) physical separation does not affect children by disconnecting them from their mother. 83. Furthermore, Supreme Decree No. 006-2016-MIMP 65 adopted the Intersectoral Protocol between the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups and the National Prison Institute for the appropriate care of minor children of mothers in prison. The purpose of that protocol is to restore the exercise of the rights of children and adolescents whose mothers are in prison, so that they develop in a comprehensive and healthy manner with their family. 84. In that regard, since 2016, in coordination with Cayetano Heredia University, the “sun-coloured lives” programme is being implemented, through which early stimulation services are provided to children living with their mothers in prisons. 66 85. Furthermore, in recognition of the importance of the gender perspective in prison policies, in 2015, the National Prison Institute, with technical assistance from the Directorate General for Gender Mainstreaming of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups, established the Permanent Commission for Gender Mainstreaming. 86. In addition, in 2016, Directive No. 012-2016-INPE-DTP, entitled “comprehensive care and prison treatment for women prosecuted or sentenced in prisons and open prisons” was adopted, with the aim of establishing guidelines for the care of the female population deprived of its liberty in such areas as entry, classification, accommodation, infrastructure and prison security. 67 3.2.7 Curtailment of prison privileges 87. With regard to the recommendation contained in paragraph 86 of the Subcommittee’s report, relating to the application of prison privileges, it should be noted that article VIII of the Preliminary Title of the Penal Enforcement Code indicates that the retroactive application and the interpretation of the Code are favourable to prisoners. 68 88. For its part, the judiciary adopted Plenary Decision No. 2 -2015/CJ-116 in order to harmonize jurisprudence on the prison benefits that should be applied by all judges at all levels. 69 __________________ 64 65 66 67 68 69 14/27 Ibid., p. 1. Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups, Supreme Decision No. 006 -2016-MIMP, El Peruano (Official Gazette) (22 July 2016). National Prison Institute, Official Letter No. 377-2017-INPE/04 of 16 June 2017, p. 4. National Prison Institute. Presidential Decision No. 119-2016-INPE/P of 22 April 2016. Available from http://app2.inpe.gob.pe/resolucion/cache/Gestion/2016/Directiva/DI012 -INPE-2016DTP.pdf (accessed 19 October 2016). Penal Enforcement Code. Legislative Decree No. 654. Published in the El Peruano Official Gazette on 2 August 1991. Judiciary. IX Full Court of the Permanent and Temporary Criminal Chambers. Plenary Decision No. 2-2015/CIJ-116. Published in the El Peruano Official Gazette on 21 June 2016. (accessed 26 June 2017). Available from http://busquedas.elperuano.com.pe/normaslegales/ix-plenoV.17-05867