2.17.1. Personal space shall be designated for persons held in
the accommodation in the Abovyan Penitentiary
Institution, and convicted women shall have the
possibility of separating themselves from the others. In
other words, minimum conditions for women’s privacy
shall be secured.
2.17.2. The 24-hour surveillance of women shall not be
performed by male guards.
For example, the first dormitory in the women’s
section of the Abovyan Penitentiary Institution was
separated from the guard station by a glass partition,
and the women had to change their clothes, sleep,
and wake up in sight of the guards (including male
ones).
2.17.3. The surveillance of women deprived of liberty shall be
performed only by female representatives of the PI
administration.
2.17.4. The specific needs of women deprived of liberty shall be
taken into consideration for the purpose of practical
implementation of the non-discrimination principle.
For example, some persons deprived of liberty are
allowed to have and use an electrical hairdryer, an
iron, and an electrical heater in the cell, while others
are not allowed to have those objects on the ground
that they are prohibited items.
2.17.5. In the Abovyan Penitentiary Institutions, the guards,
security officers, and social-psychological service
personnel that come into direct contact with persons
deprived of liberty shall be regularly trained on youth
psychology, women’s psychology, social work with
young people and women, stress management, and
other relevant areas.
2.17.6. Special cells shall be designated for juveniles with
conditions appropriate to their age and special needs.
2.17.7. Places of deprivation of liberty, which are designated for
juveniles, shall exert special efforts to reduce the risks
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