Solitary confinement of remand prisoners based on a court decision wais strictly restricted to situations where there are specific reasons to presume that the accused will impede the prosecution of the case; A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 50 convicted prisoners on the basis of an administrative decision by the prison authorities as a punishment for disciplinary infractions; A report from the Danish Prison and Probation Service [Kriminalforsorgen] shows that the number of solitary confinements imposed as punishment for disciplinary infractions has decreased from 715 persons in 2006 to 631 persons in 2007.2 Administration of Justice Act contains no provisions according to which solitary confinement can be imposed following a court decision, the decision to exclude a prisoner from association with others is to be made after having presented the case to the legal staff of the Chief Constable’s office; Instances where pre-trial detainees reported that the police used the threat of extending solitary confinement to coerce detainees to cooperate in an investigation. (c) Set an absolute limit to the length of detention of foreigners pending deportation, and review the 2 Detainees perceived as uncertain how long they would remain in detention, since Danish legislation does not Statistik 2007, Kriminalforsorgen [Danish Prison and Probation Service], available in Danish at: http://www.kriminalforsorgen.dk/publika/Statistik%202007/html/default.htm (20.08.2009) Non-governmental sources: There has been no amendment to the Aliens Act concerning a maximum limit to the length of deprivation of liberty for foreigners