National Preventive Mechanism Ongoing adaptation work Unlike the procedure for new construction, a representative of an organisation for persons with disabilities was not consulted for the adaptation work since the obligation in this regard, imposed by the “National Action Plan on Disabilities 2012 – 2020”, in some cases did not arise until after the planning had been completed and construction had begun (Eisenstadt correctional institution) or arose during the planning work (Graz-Karlau correctional institution) or the scope of the project did not require it (Vienna-Simmering correctional institution). The Federal Ministry of Justice stressed that the compliance with relevant norms is reviewed by the general planners and the project managers of Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (the Federal Real Estate and Property Corportation) in close consultation with the representatives of the users. Further reviews The NPM will monitor fulfilment of these promises in the coming year and wishes to reiterate that the primary need for barrier-free areas is in the southern Laender. Any relocation of an inmate solely for this reason tears him away from his social environment. Such measures run counter to the goal of re-socialisation. ¾¾ Structural adaptations so that correctional institutions are equipped to accommodate persons with disabilities should take priority. There is a great need to catch up in this regard, particularly in the southern part of the country. New approaches to the control of addictive drugs – saliva tests to replace urine samples Saliva samples instead of urine samples The control of addictive drugs is indispensable to the maintenance of order and security in correctional institutions. The imposition of controls against the abuse of addictive drugs and the manner in which they are carried out are particularly sensitive in terms of human rights. Inmates repeatedly complain that they are being subjected to arbitrary controls. There can be massive invasions of privacy, since prison guards – directly or indirectly (by mirror) – observe test subjects while they are urinating. To alleviate this problem, the Federal Ministry of Justice ordered a saliva test pilot project to be initiated in the correctional institutions of Vienna-Simmering, Hirtenberg and Vienna-Favoriten. This is to survey the general usefulness of saliva tests and their usefulness in prisons. Saliva test pilot project So far, 20,042 analyses have been made based on 2,616 samples. Confirming analyses using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) were ordered for 40 samples. In 34 cases, i.e. about 85% of the cases, the original result was confirmed. 148