Detention monitoring Realta Correctional Facility (Grisons)15 On its July 2017 follow-up visit, the Commission devoted particular attention to the administrative detention unit. In 2011 it had criticised the extended confinement periods, the limited opportunities for free movement, and the strictness of the visiting rules. The Commission noted that the regime currently applied is still overly restrictive. It further criticised the cell confinement periods, which remain too lengthy. It also drew attention to the fact that the walking yard does not meet the statutory requirements and recommended that an alternative solution be found for daily walks. In addition, the Commission encouraged the authorities to ease the visiting rules and to allow visits also on weekends, and that the possibilities for allowing free internet access and the limited use of mobile telephones be reviewed. Realta Correctional Facility (Grisons)16 On its July 2017 follow-up visit, the Commission devoted particular attention to the administrative detention unit. In 2011 it had criticised the extended confinement periods, the limited opportunities for free movement, and the strictness of the visiting rules. The Commission noted that the regime currently applied is still overly restrictive. It further criticised the cell confinement periods, which remain too lengthy. It also drew attention to the fact that the walking yard does not meet the statutory requirements and recommended that an alternative solution be found for daily walks. In addition, the Commission encouraged the authorities to ease the visiting rules and to allow visits also on weekends, and that the possibilities for allowing free internet access and the limited use of mobile telephones be reviewed. Letter to the Government Council of the Canton of Basel-City on the follow-up visit of the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture to the Bässlergut Prison, 24 May 2017, available online at: https://www.nkvf.admin.ch/dam/data/ nkvf/Berichte/2017/bs-baesslergut/bericht-baesslergut.pdf. 15 Report to the Government Council of the Canton of Grisons on the visit of the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture to the Realta Correctional Facility on 4 July 2017 (not yet published at the time of publication of the Activity Report). 16 20 Tätigkeitsbericht NKVF 2017