- and that, in accordance with the recommendations made by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) in its annual report for 2010, this register should record “the time of commencement and ending of the measure, the specific circumstances of the case, the reasons for which the measure was used, the name of the doctor who ordered and approved it and, if necessary, an account of the injuries suffered by patients or members of staff”. This register should be presented to all inspecting authorities; With specific regard to hospitalised prisoners, the Contrôleur général recommends: - that prisoners hospitalised by court order in mental health institutions should not be systematically placed in seclusion rooms throughout the entire time of their stay, on grounds solely connected with security and discipline and not for therapeutic reasons; - that an interministerial circular (Justice/Health/Interior) should be taken concerning the care and treatment of prisoners hospitalised in secure rooms in hospitals and the handling of incidents; - finally, that a clear and precise definition of the respective authority and allocated roles of the health authorities and the prisons administration with regard to the settlement of disciplinary incidents should be added to each UHSI protocol drawn up in application of article 5 of the order of 24th August 2000 concerning the creation of UHSIs 2/ With regard to detention centres for illegal immigrants. 3/ With regard to the management of discipline and sanctions in detention centres for illegal immigrants While noting the practice of using exclusion rooms for disciplinary purposes, the Contrôleur général recommends: - on the one hand that a disciplinary procedure within detention centres and the procedures for its enforcement should be set out within a legal framework while, in particular, fixing a maximum duration for the placement of detainees in solitary confinement; - on the other hand, that a register should be opened, specifically devoted to such placements in solitary confinement, which mentions, as a minimum, the grounds, time of commencement and end of the placement as well as the authority carrying out the measure – the judicial authorities should be notified immediately – while also making provision for exclusion supervision procedures (frequency of patrols, medical care and treatment, use of means of physical restraint). 4/ With regard to the management of discipline and sanctions in young offenders’ institutions The Contrôleur général recommends that the Minister of Justice should enact a general normative framework, which could take the form of a decree, concerning disciplinary rules in young offenders’ institutions. In order to ensure fairness towards minors and consistency between adults, professionals should be able to refer to a scale of sanctions for guidance, while being able to adapt them to the individual requirements of the minor in question. This norm would rule out certain sanctions: - on the once hand restrictions upon or prohibition of contact with families, for whatever reason, as recommended by the United Nations resolutions, referred to as the Havana Rules; 140

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