no practice of developing individual action plans and set of indicators for life sentence prisoners. According to a recommendation by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, member states must ensure that individual plans are developed for life sentence and long-term prisoners.181 It is important that life sentence prisoners, under relevant supervision, have communication with their families and friends with regular intervals both in writing and visitations.182 The Georgian Imprisonment Code provides rules that life sentence prisoners have the right to 2 long-term visitation annually and the possibility for two more long-term visitations as an incentive. It is worth noting that in some of penitentiary institutions there is no adequate infrastructure for long-term visitations and prisoners are transported to other facilities. There were cases when requests for long-term visitations were turned down because of the absence of adequate infrastructure.183 As stated by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, member states should undertake all necessary measures to support family relations prohibition of which, in its turn, will negatively affect emotional and health conditions, as well as motivation of the prisoner and prevent him or her from positively use the time spent in an institution.184 RECOMMENDATION TO THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS OF GEORGIA: •• Develop action plans tailored on individual life sentence prisoners for their resocialisation and reintegration in the society •• Ensure that prisoners participate in diversified activities focused on rehabilitation •• Ensure full support to life sentence prisoners to maintain ties with their families 2.7.  CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture emphasizes the importance of maintaining regular contact with the outside world for every prisoner serving a life sentence: ‘a guiding principle here is the support to maintaining contact with the outside world. Any decision to restrict such contact must be determined by gave security risks or issues related to material resources.185 181 Recommendation (2006)2 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on European Rules for Prison (adopted on January 11, 2006 by the Committee of Ministers). Available at: http://www. ombudsman.ge/uploads/other/1/1225.pdf [last accessed 27.03.2015]. 182 The Imprisonment Code of Georgia, Article 65, Paragraph D 183 These issues are reviewed in detail in a sub-chapter dealing with contact with the outside world 184 Recommendation (2006)2 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the European Prison Rules 185 Resolution parts of the general reports of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CTP), Strasburg, August 18, 2000. P. 37 140 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA