WOMEN IN PRISON committee issued its recommendation on 12 September 2011. It recommended establishing an actual women’s state prison in Denmark (with a closed block, a treatment block (psychiatric) and a medium- and a low-security block). The committee also recommended establishing three regional prison facilities for women. Partly on the basis of the committee’s work, the Parliamentary Ombudsman decided to pay particular attention to female prisoners in 2012. Thus, new inspections have been carried out at Horserød State Prison, Ringe State Prison and Herstedvester Prison, including the women’s block. Møgelkær State Prison was inspected in 2010. The Parliamentary Ombudsman will monitor further developments with regard to the possible establishment of an actual women’s state prison as well as region­al prison facilities for women. As part of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s future inspection activities, it may be relevant to pay particular attention to the conditions of some of the other vulnerable groups or individuals mentioned at the start of this article. 53

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