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Does policy allow transgender prisoners not to be automatically placed in
accommodation based on the gender registered at birth?
Are LGBTI prisoners placed in the same quality of prison accommodation
as others?
In case of violence against LGBTI prisoners, is there a policy to segregate
the aggressor rather than the victim?
Protection against violence
Is there a clear management policy and strategy that ensures nondiscrimination and protection of LGBTI prisoners?
Is there a special programme within the prison dedicated to prison rape
prevention?
Is careful staff recruitment, training, retraining and supervision carried
out?
Is there proper supervision of prisoners by staff?
Are there policies and procedures in place to recognise victimisation?
Are there policies and procedures in place against reprisals against LGBTI
prisoners for denouncing acts of violence? Do LGBTI prisoners have
access to protective segregation?
Are LGBTI prisoners’ views taken into account regarding protective
segregation? Is there an effective consultation with the prisoner, setting
out options and possible consequences?
Is there a clearly set out procedure regarding protective segregation,
including how to safely reintegrate?
Does the policy ensure that no further stigmatisation occurs and that the
placement of LGBTI prisoner in protective segregation does not limit
his/her access to services, work and education, etc.?
Does the protective segregation, as implemented in practice, strike the
balance between the need to protect the LGBTI prisoner undergoing the
measure and the possible negative consequences for the detainee of such
separation?
What measures are taken to ensure that a prisoner in protective
segregation has increased access to out-of-cell activities so as to minimise
the negative effect of segregation?
Disciplinary Procedures and Strip Searches
Do records kept concerning use of all disciplinary punishments allow an
analysis of the prevalence in relation to LGBTI prisoners?
Is there a disproportionally large number of LGBTI prisoners subjected to
disciplinary procedures?
Are the needs of LGBTI prisoners covered in a clear procedure for staff
regarding the use of administrative segregation for disciplinary reasons?
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