Correctional institutions because video surveillance was installed in the corridors of the women’s section and the cells were fitted with a new lock system. The recommendation from the previous year was thus followed (see NPM Report 2018, p. 128). The obligatory annual evaluation of the women’s section concept by the prison warden of Linz correctional institution is a positive aspect. This ensures that necessary adjustments can be made quickly. It is desirable that the women’s section concepts are evaluated annually in all correctional institutions. To date, the Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice has only agreed to a revision of the women’s prison concept in Wiener Neustadt correctional institution. Regular examination of the concepts XX  All women’s sections shall usually be operated as shared accommodation in accordance with the minimum standards for women in prison. Female detainees shall only be kept in regular detention in justified exceptions. XX  The cells in the women’s sections shall be open all day on weekdays, weekends and public holidays. XX  The concepts for women’s sections shall undergo an annual evaluation. 2.5.4.2 Occupational activities The minimum standards for women in prison stipulate that every detainee shall be offered fulltime occupational activity provided the order situation in the individual companies allows this. The detainees should also have the opportunity to get to know companies owned by the institution and different occupational opportunities within the framework of job rotation. The NPM has repeatedly emphasised the importance of access for the detainees to useful activities outside their cell. Having a daily job has a positive effect on the detainees’ behaviour in prison and contributes to reducing conflict between detainees. A balanced daily structure is particularly important in view of the envisaged re-socialisation of the detainees. A lack of occupational opportunities combined with other negative factors can effect a considerable deterioration in the life situation of the detainees, which can then result in inhumane and humiliating prison conditions as a consequence of rigid lockup times. Manifold importance The NPM spoke to detainees in closed detention at Wiener Neustadt correctional institution in September 2018. Not one of the interviewed detainees was working in a company or within the job rotation framework. The interviewed women explained that occupational opportunities were limited to cleaning work on an hour-by-hour basis. None of the detainees knew about the continued and advanced training (German course, computer course, and professional Wiener Neustadt correctional institution 126