criminal sanctions • In another prison, some of the foreign national prisoners felt that Finnish prisoners took a hostile attitude towards them, which restricted their interaction with the prison community. The NPM got the impression that if a foreign national prisoner wished to isolate themselves because of the nature of their crime or cultural factors, they may do so without much intervention from staff. The Deputy-Ombudsman recommended that the lack of security that some foreign national prisoners experienced in prison should be addressed and that practices be adopted to intervene in a discriminatory atmosphere. • When interviewed in private, both staff members and prisoners drew attention to the fact that preventing substance abuse in prison was difficult. The Deputy-Ombudsman expressed his concern about the level of substance abuse in the prison. He pointed out that substance abuse by prisoners forms a risk for the security of enforcement and makes the situation difficult for prisoners who are attempting to lead a substance-free lifestyle. The Deputy-Ombudsman considers it essential for the Criminal Sanctions Agency to carry out a closer evaluation of the situation and take the necessary action. He finds it particularly pressing to assess the grounds on which prisoners are placed in a particular prison, the compartmentalisation of the prison, and the staffing. The Deputy-Ombudsman also emphasised that the measures taken to improve prisoner safety should not lead to a deterioration in the prisoner’s living conditions, such as the possibility to spend time outside their cell. Information given to prisoners • The prisoners should be aware of the authorities who oversee the operations of prisons. The Central Administration Unit of the Criminal Sanctions Agency has drawn up a list of the relevant authorities and sent it to all prisons, to be posted on a noticeboard in prison wards or in another visible location. In the case of two prisons, the Deputy-Ombudsman recommended that the prisons make sure the contact details of supervisory authorities are updated. Follow-up: The prison reported that new lists of the contact details of supervisory authorities and the authorities supervising prisoners’ health care services had been provided in Finnish, Swedish, and English on the noticeboards in each ward. 35