2.2.8 – Work and recreational activities 2.2.10 – Clothing In both of the visited facilities, there was room for improvement in terms of the available work and recreational activities. In the Eichstätt facility for custody awaiting deportation, both male and female detainees wore prison clothing, despite the fact that female detainees awaiting deportation are generally allowed to wear their own clothes. The detainees were unaware of this fact, however. Male detainees awaiting deportation were prohibited from wearing their own clothes due to the lack of laundry facilities. All detainees awaiting deportation should be permitted to wear their own clothes, as the restrictions imposed by custody awaiting deportation beyond the deprivation of liberty should be kept to a minimum. 2.2.9 – Personal belongings At the Hamburg facility for custody to secure departure, persons who are apprehended during a visit to the authorities are taken to the custody facility directly. Personal items from their previous place of residence are generally brought to the detainee by family or friends in the days following their apprehension. In cases where it would have been impossible for the person being deported to predict that they would be apprehended, it should be possible for the person concerned to pack their personal belongings before being taken to the facility. 45