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 43   

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