 Do prisoners have the choice to die in prison in appropriate circumstances (e.g., if they have no family or community outside)? 7. Prisoner Programmes  What measures are taken by the prison authorities to adapt the counselling, education, vocational training and other programmes to the individual needs and circumstances of older prisoners, including their age and health-related needs as well as length of sentence? What modifications are made to job assignments to enable older prisoners to work? What arrangements are in place to ensure that older prisoners who are unable to work are not discriminated against due to being unable to receive credits for early conditional release (because of their inability to work)? What arrangements are in place to ensure that older prisoners are not excluded from paid work opportunities? Are the individual wishes of older prisoners taken into account in relation to the level of outdoor exercise they are able to take part in? Is there flexibility with the participation of older prisoners in outdoor exercise (e.g., adequate level of staff to allow escorting back older prisoner earlier or later than others) and other activities? Do prison authorities actively encourage development of peer support groups for prisoners, including older prisoners? Are those providing peer support carefully selected, trained and supervised to avoid victimization and exploitation? Do prison authorities actively encourage the provision of various programmes and activities in the prison by civil society organisations working with older persons in the community?        8. Contact with the outside world  What additional measures have the prison authorities taken to facilitate the maintenance of family links of older prisoners (e.g., placing older prisoners close to home; regular prison leaves)? Do prison authorities actively encourage civil society organisations working with older persons to include prison visits and projects within prisons in their programmes? What are the special arrangements to accommodate the families of older prisoners at the end of their lives?   9. Preparation for Release and Post Release Support  Are the programmes for release for older prisoners individualised so as to take due account of such factors as the (non)existing family links and the 9