NICE REMAND PRISON (RECOMMENDATIONS) reduced sentencing for those prisoners who could benefit from it, as one of the criteria for granting reduced sentencing lies in the knowing whether the person works or not. An action plan in this area would seem to be extremely desirable. 3/ It would also seem advisable to have a better organisation surrounding the types of activity available to prisoners such that the greater number becomes interested in them. It is certainly true that there are plenty of examples of interesting activities with motivated, well thought through and dedicated attention being paid to them. But they are too transient and seem to attract too few numbers. In addition, there appears to be little coordination and there is a great difficulty in discerning the reasoning behind certain activities, what they can lead to and how they improve the chances of rehabilitation. In short, it would seem desirable to better define the aim of the activities and to increase the number of participants (this last point was already broached in the recommendation of 6th  January 2009), without an unacceptable increase in the human flux within the institution. 4/ A permanent and rigorous count (it is often done de facto) should be made of the number of prisoners who refuse to take part in exercise. Attention has already been drawn (recommendation of 6th  January 2009) to the extent of the violence that reigns in the exercise yard. Fear is the most frequent reason for these refusals. The number of prisoners who refuse to ‘go out’ is thus one indication which helps to characterise life in such an institution. Particular attention needs to be paid to this, as the Minister of Justice has indicated in his remarks. On a more general front, particular vigilance should be exercised concerning those prisoners who remain completely passive, or who remain permanently in their cells, taking advantage of nothing or showing no desire to get involved in anything. It should be noted that several officers do this quite spontaneously. The ATF software should be a help here.8 5/ Precisely because of the violence in exercise yards, one could legitimately pose the question as to whether the systematic installation of telephones in the yards - they clearly are welcomed - is a good idea, whatever the call system chosen (‘black list’ or ‘white list’). It is true that 8 ATF for Activités, Travail, Formations - Activities, Work, Training. 19