 The workshop in the Klagenfurt correctional institution must be expanded as soon as possible.  The NPM advocates that the cells of juvenile detainees remain open longer on the weekends in the Innsbruck and Graz-Jakomini correctional institutions. To avoid violent assaults between juvenile detainees, there must be a structured and balanced daily routine with the shortest possible lock-up times. Personnel shortages may not adversely affect juveniles. Discrimination against women with respect to employment opportunities Discrimination against women has led the NPM to continue its focus on “women in prison”. Of particular note in this regard is the fact that women, as compared to male inmates, are treated less favourably with respect to employment opportunities. In-depth discussion This discrimination is particularly prevalent in court prisons. A women’s employment rate of about 20%, as is the case in the Klagenfurt correctional institution, is the highest employment rate for female detainees in Austria. It is also open to criticism that the activities of female prisoners are mainly restricted to cleaning services. Too few opportunities to work As the Austrian Court of Auditors stated in a report dated August 2015 (Report of the Court of Auditors 2015/12, p. 161), the conditions for women in court prisons are significantly less favourable than for men in terms of training and employment. The same holds true with respect to advanced training measures for female inmates. The NPM finds that the potential “has not been exhausted even with respect to short-term training”. Therefore, the NPM advocates an expansion of employment and training opportunities for female detainees. Criticism from the Court of Auditors It is true that a manufacturer of women’s delicates has had its packaging work performed in the Wiener Neustadt correctional institution since December 2014, which created seven to ten jobs for female inmates held there. Apart from this improvement in an individual case, the Federal Ministry of Justice had to concede to the NPM that there was still a need for action with respect to the housing, employment opportunities and care needs of women in prison. Minimum standards should now be developed for women in prison. Since the Ministry shares the opinion of the NPM that the requirement of separation pursuant to Section 8 (4) the Penitentiary System Act does not prevent men and women from working together, the NPM advocates an expansion of the employment opportunities available to male inmates to include women in light of the positive experiences in this area thus far. Equal employment opportunities for women and men  Employment opportunities for women must also be created in court prisons.  Business workshops in correctional institutions should also be open to women; joint performance of work by women and men in private companies should be promoted. 109

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