The remand prison Warszawa-Białołęka failed to implement the recommendation. A methadone programme was available at the establishment. However, no harm reduction measures were introduced. The staff of the facility (medics, psychologists) did not know the CPT recommendations in this regard and were sceptical about the harm reduction measures. The prisoners are not covered by a professional therapy programme. There is no therapy ward for prisoners addicted to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances. There is a ward for prisoners who are alcoholics. The therapeutic activities are, however available only to convicts, and not to remand prisoners. Convicts addicted to narcotic drugs are referred to other establishments with appropriate therapeutic wards or, if serving a short-term sentence, are covered by a psychologist’s support. Also, opioid-addicted inmates who were covered by a substitution programme prior to detention may continue the opioid substitution. Meetings of the Anonymous Drug Addicts Community are held also within the establishment, with the participation of the Community representatives from outside. The remand prison Warszawa-Służewiec implemented the recommendation in part. The establishment has a therapy ward for convicts addicted to psychotropic substances. The ward has 36 places and is not intended for remand prisoners. If a prisoner is diagnosed with an addiction but there is no possibility to place him in the ward, he is covered by a psychologist’s support. Inmates also attend individual meetings with a psychologist and an educator. They are covered by the following programmes: short-term intervention, social re-adaptation, addiction and alcoholism prevention, narcotic and substitute drug abuse prevention. The remand prison Warszawa-Służewiec had a methadone programme available but had no harm reduction measures recommended by the CPT. During the conversations with the NMPT representatives, the staff members stated they were familiar with the measures but were sceptical about them. Remand prisoners’ contact with the outside world The CPT expressed its concern with the failure to implement the long-standing recommendation regarding remand prisoners’ contacts with the outside world. During the 2017 visit, remand prisoners were still required to request authorization from a judge or a prosecutor for every visit. The CPT reiterated that remand prisoners should be entitled to receive visits (and make telephone calls) as a matter of principle, rather than these being subject to authorisation by a judicial authority. In individual cases the authorization may be refused. Any refusal in a given case to permit such contacts should be specifically substantiated by the needs of the investigation, require the approval of a judicial authority and be applied for a specific period of time. If it is considered that there is an on74