CAT/OP/UKR/1 prohibited and prices for use of facilities for intimate visits were prohibitive and higher than in the male colonies visited by the SPT. 141. The SPT requests the State party to urgently address the situation of forced labour and exploitation at prison No. 127 in Snizhne and to hold accountable those responsible. Furthermore, the SPT recommends that: (a) Material conditions in that prison immediately be improved, especially with regard to toilets, disciplinary cells and work facilities; (b) Detainees be provided with adequate time of rest and that use of heavy physical labour and/or degrading work as a disciplinary measure cease immediately; (c) The right of persons to communicate with the outside world, in particular family members, be respected in practice. In accordance with international standards, women prisoners’ contact with their families, including their children, their children’s guardians and legal representatives shall be encouraged and facilitated by all reasonable means. 57 Where conjugal visits are allowed, women prisoners shall be able to exercise this right on an equal basis with men, without discrimination on any grounds.58 V. Repercussions of the visit 142. The SPT observed a hostile attitude and tense atmosphere during its visits to institutions. Many detainees and inmates refused to be interviewed in private, possibly out of fear of reprisals. Some inmates indicated that they had been “warned” about the visit. The SPT is therefore seriously concerned about the possibility of reprisals against interviewees. The SPT underlines that any form of intimidation or reprisals against persons deprived of their liberty constitutes a violation of Ukraine’s obligation to cooperate with the work of the SPT under the Optional Protocol. 143. In accordance with article 15 of OPCAT, the SPT calls upon the relevant Ukrainian authorities to ensure that there are no reprisals following the SPT visit. The SPT requests the State party to provide detailed information in its follow-up response on what it has done to prevent the possibility of reprisals against anyone who was visited by, met with or provided information to the SPT during the course of its visit. 57 58 24 United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners (the Bangkok Rules), Rule 26. Bangkok Rules, Rule 27.