MONITORING ACTIVITIES ADULTS Own-initiative cases and requests for statements Rights of dementia sufferers: The Ombudsman took up a case on the use of special door openers following a visit to an accommodation facility for, among others, persons suffering from dementia. The accommodation facility had been using the special door openers for a while without permission from the municipality. When the municipality approved the use of the door openers later on, the municipality did not inform anyone about the decision. The case was concluded with criticism. (Annual Report 2014, Case No. 2014-2) Inmates with psychiatric disorders: After two monitoring visits to the hospital wing of the state prison ‘Vestre Fængsel’, the authorities have now decided to implement various initiatives in order to improve the conditions for inmates with psychiatric disorders – for instance by employing a sector leader who must ensure that the inmates are activated, that a room for multiple activities is established and possibly a room for therapy, together with supplementary education of the staff. The Ombudsman asked to be kept informed in order to follow the process. Transfer to psychiatric ward: The Ombudsman has taken up a case with the Danish Prison and Probation Service, the Capital Region of Denmark and the prosecution service about an inmate with a severe mental disorder who had to wait a long time before being transferred to a psychiatric ward. The case is pending. Minors and women: Monitoring visits to four institutions for convicted persons in Greenland led to the Ombudsman asking the Danish Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Service in Greenland how the staff deal with minors and women at the institutions. The case is pending. Rights of persons placed in detention facilities: After a monitoring visit to a detention without constant police surveillance, the Ombudsman asked the Ministry of Justice, the Danish National Police and the chief police constable in Greenland whether the conditions complied with the rules laid down in the European Convention on Human Rights. The case is pending. 79