When it comes to women prisoners who are foreign citizens the right to communication with relevant consular representatives and exercise their religious beliefs are of particular importance. 68 female prisoners placed in the Institution N5 belong to religious minority group including 41 Muslims, 23 Gregorian, 1 Catholic and 3 Yesides. Issues related to conditions of LBT prisoners deserves special attention. It is worth noting that the situation in regards to female LBT prisoners is strikingly different from that of male LBT prisoners. One of the key differences is related to practices of placement and acceptance by other inmates. LBT prisoners are placed separately and other inmates have restricted communications with them, while in the institution for female offenders there is no separation as there are no security and safety threats which would require such a type of intervention. It should be noted that neither prison administration nor inmates speak of any conflicts occurring on the grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation, or of any cases involving discrimination or inappropriate treatment. In fact, the prison administration does not have sufficient information for assessing risks. A social worker do not work with LBT inmates to provide special assistance. The monitoring mission found that the risk of self-damage is higher among LBT prisoners, however, there are no specialized schemes developed by a psychologist in place. RECOMMENDATION TO THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS OF GEORGIA •• Take all necessary measures to implement personal searches without insulting dignity of inmates •• Provide inmates with hygienic items reflecting on their gender specifics •• Ensure that women inmates have an access to heating and hot running water in their cells •• Revise and improve separation procedures involving convicted mothers and their children so that the child’s best interests are protected through adaptation with the outside world and minimizing trauma of separation for children •• Revise a nutrition standard for mothers and children so that there is a sufficient amount of food •• Improve an access to psychological and social services for inmates with for- eign citizenship and seek the assistance from relevant language specialist so that such prisoners overcome language barriers •• Undertake measures to raise the awareness of prison staff on LBT rights, international standards and potential risks related to placement in closed institutions •• Ensure that the administration of the penitentiary institution pays attention 138 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA