which do not fall within the scope of any of these three criticisms. It is justifiably surprised, not at having received negative responses, but rather at not having received the slightest sign of the manner in which these recommendations were received by the ministers concerned. It remains convinced that the measures in question are not only useful, but necessary. Should these measures resign themselves to being like the Arabic Sphinx, which is always spoken about without ever being seen93? Is the situation of places of deprivation of liberty so exemplary that no decisions need to be taken? Twenty measures, which have been put forward on numerous occasions, are set out below94, of which the Contrôle Général once again requests the rapid implementation. 1/ That the telephones currently installed in penal institutions enable conversations that are not overheard by all. 2/ That prisoners’ letters only be opened and checked by the post orderly. 3/ That cellular telephones be authorised in all open prisons. 4/ That the conditions of use of cellular telephones in prison should be rapidly specified by means of a study leading to controlled authorisation thereof. 5/ That all prisoners who so request (directly or through their counsel) have the right to view the video surveillance recordings of the circumstances for which they are appearing before the disciplinary committee. That in this scenario, these recordings be retained. 6/ That paragraph V and the final indented line of paragraph VI of article 19 of the prison model rules and regulations should be abrogated and their content, concerning freedom of expression and respect for prisoners’ property, should be much more specifically defined, made more flexible and included in the regulatory part (decrees of the French Council of State) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 7/ That (controlled) access to Internet should be made available in places of deprivation of liberty in which the length of detention is greater than four days (prisons, hospitals, detention centres, waiting areas and, on specific terms, young offenders’ institutions). This access should include messaging (also subject to control if necessary). 8/ That use of means of physical restraint in case of removal from prison in order to go to hospital should be drastically reduced; to this end, escorts should only be held responsible in case of escape if the means used were manifestly inappropriate to the prisoner’s personality. 9/ That the traceability of placements in seclusion in hospital psychiatric treatment should be ensured by means of an ad hoc register. 10/ That persons in police custody always be informed of the existence of a shower cubicle, if one or several of the latter have been designed, in the police station at the start of their police custody and that they should have access thereto upon request, during periods of rest. 11/ That women retain their brassières in police custody, except in case of special circumstance noted in the police report; glass should be retained under the same conditions. 93 Così fan tutte, act 1, scene 1 This number is obviously arbitrary. Other measures might have been included. The Contrôle Général made its selection. To each their respective parts. 94 82