Correctional institutions shall be observed for adolescent female offenders. It was recommended to detain all adolescents in shared accommodation as a general rule and to adapt the minimum standards for juvenile detention such that it can be operated as shared accommodation as a matter of principle. Regrettably, the implementation of the recommendations of the NPM at Innsbruck correctional institution is currently not possible due to a lack of space. XX  Female and male adolescents should be detained in shared accommodation as a matter of principle. The minimum standards for juvenile detention shall be adapted accordingly. XX  The daily routine as well as care shall be specified in a youth concept; in so doing, consideration shall be given to defining educational and occupational opportunities as well as (socio-pedagogical) care plans for female adolescents. 2.5.5.3 Work and education Adolescents in juvenile detention should be educated to display behaviour that conforms to the law and the requirements of community life. If the length of the sentence permits, they should be trained in a profession that corresponds to their knowledge, skills and their hitherto occupation and preferences insofar as possible. Gerasdorf correctional institution As the expansion of the special institution for male adolescents into a “youth competence centre” was announced in spring 2017, there was broad consensus in the media on the importance of expanding occupational opportunities for the reintegration of the adolescents. In a broadcast, the Ministry emphasised: “It is especially important that the adolescents receive proper care and that we give them a perspective for a life in freedom through an apprenticeship or education!” (press release of 28 April 2017, available on the Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice website). Construction halt incomprehensible However, on a visit to Gerasdorf correctional institution in spring 2019, the NPM learned that the already started construction work had been halted. The Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice replied that the planned expansion of the correctional institution into a “youth competence centre” had to be cancelled because of the budget situation. The NPM regrets this and reiterates the importance of adequate educational and occupational opportunities for adolescents in particular. Innsbruck correctional institution The adolescents in Innsbruck correctional institution were hit even harder, as they were unable to complete any of their professional training due to the conversion of the institution kitchen. As long as the institution kitchen was operational, the adolescents could continue with their apprenticeship as baker, cook and waiter there. 131