Summary of human rights risk area 4: Institutional and staff issues • Working in facilities with (suspected) violent extremist prisoners requires a specific skill set. Adequate recruitment strategies and training are crucial to ensuring that prison staff are properly equipped to carry out their duties and good prison management is maintained at all times, based on principles of dynamic security. • All staff working within facilities where there are (suspected) violent extremist prisoners should be adequately trained on VERLT-related issues, including human rights challenges concerning indicators and risk and needs assessments, as well as rehabilitation and reintegration, before entering duty and throughout their service. • Working conditions should reflect the challenging nature of tasks performed by prison staff in the VERLT context. Prison staff should be supported appropriately. • Risks to the safety of prison staff are real, and appropriate measures need to be put in place to ensure their safety at all times. 95