Monitoring activities ii. Schaffhausen Cantonal Prison (SH)15 During its visit to the Schaffhausen Cantonal Prison in February, the Commission found that inmates are only allowed a 30-minute walk for organisational reasons. It referred to the fundamental right of inmates to be able to walk for at least one hour a day. The Commission also recommended a separate cell wing for female inmates, as they are currently only separated from male inmates on a cell-bycell basis. In addition, female inmates should have daily access to showers due to their special hygiene needs. The Commission again found that due to the lack of a health service, requirements under epidemiological law, such as a systematic medical interview upon admission by health personnel, are not being implemented. It therefore recommended the establishment of a health service with adequate materials, equipment and personnel. The Commission welcomed the fact that health care is free of charge and that gynaecological examinations and psychiatric assessments are organised promptly and expediently when required. iii. Frauenfeld Cantonal Prison (TG)16 In July, the Commission visited the Frauenfeld Cantonal Prison. Overall, it was satisfied with the quality of health care. The Commission particularly welcomed the open interaction between cantonal prison staff and inmates, as well as the systematically conducted medical interview upon admission. In this regard, however, the Commission recommended that gender-specific questions, such as reproductive health history, be systematically asked and that the admission roster be supplemented accordingly. The ‘Santé Prison Suisse’ brochure should also be systematically distributed. The Commission recommended that the authorities allow access to health services on weekends and recalled that placement in a solitary confinement cell should be as short as possible, should be closely monitored medically and must always be formally ordered. The Commission furthermore considers that, in order to ensure ­accessibility and the systematic transfer of medical data when a Letter to the Schaffhausen Cantonal Council regarding the NCPT’s inspection visit to the Schaffhausen Cantonal Prison on 11 February 2020. Letter to the Thurgau Cantonal Council concerning the NCPT’s inspection visit to Frauenfeld Cantonal Prison on 9 July 2020. 15 16 14 Activity report NCPT 2020