74 Towards the Effective Protection of LGBTI Persons Deprived of Liberty Is the consent of detainees sought prior to placement and throu Can detainees appeal decisions of allocation? What are the conditions in the dedicated wings? Is the regime stricter than in other sectors of the prison? Is access to services, programmes, education, vocational training, visitation, or therapies restricted in any way as a consequence of segregation? Are LGBTI detainees held together with other at-risk categories of detainees, and does such joint allocation have any negative impact? Does the separation contribute to increasing the stigmatisation of LGBTI detainees? Does the separation effectively protect LGBTI detainees from violence? Allocation of trans detainees: What are the policies and criteria for allocation? (based on sex assigned at birth, legal documentation, self-identification, etc.) Is the consent of trans detainees sought prior to their allocation? Can trans detainees appeal a decision (including if they wish to remain in a facility for detainees of their sex assigned at birth)? What are the dynamics between trans detainees and their fellow inmates? Is it possible for trans detainees to access legal recognition of their gender identity while in prison?