CAT/OP/POL/ROSP/1 sometimes inadequate (e.g. small bed frames that can barely accommodate taller or larger inmates). The delegation heard complaints that, since no furniture was provided for storing personal effects, inmates in shared cells were forced to keep their belongings either in a plastic container or on the floor under the bed. The Subcommittee is further concerned that inmates did not have access to fresh air or direct sunlight in a few cells. 83. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party continue renovating, improving and modernizing the material base of its correctional facilities, with the aim of ensuring that prison conditions are at least in keeping with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules). (b) Different classification 84. The Subcommittee is concerned that the classification of inmates into different detention regimes does not appear to be based on a risk assessment, but rather on the length of prison term and affiliations. In one facility, a member of staff raised a concern that violent and non-violent inmates are sometimes placed in the same cell. In addition, despite the availability in the corrections system of prison councillors, who act as case workers for inmates, the delegation is concerned that the individual needs of prisoners are not always taken into account in the matching of inmates who are to share cells. As a result, a person diagnosed with asthma, for example, may be placed in a cell with a smoker. 85. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party review and strengthen the application of its system of classifying convicted detainees into different regimes, with a view to taking into consideration all relevant aspects of a prisoner’s personality in addition to the type of crime committed and the length of the sentence. (c) Regime: work, education and other recreational activities 86. The Subcommittee appreciates the significant improvement in increasing work opportunities and remuneration for inmates achieved though the “Work for inmates” programme, alongside with increasing the proportion of inmates classified as fit for employment. In reality, the Subcommittee observed that work programmes were available in all visited prisons. The Subcommittee is, however, concerned that in some facilities, a significant proportion of the prison population remains idle, while work opportunities are almost never available to detainees on remand, who require the permission of the prosecutor or the court. The Subcommittee further notes that a large proportion of the work available to inmates is not remunerated. The Subcommittee is also concerned about allegations that inmates have been forced to work in some facilities. 87. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party take measures to further increase the availability of work programmes in penitentiary institutions, ensure that fairly remunerated work opportunities are available to all detainees, including those on remand, while making sure that no inmate is forced to work against his or her will. 88. The delegation observed that, in general, educational programmes were available in all visited facilities. At Wrocław Prison 1, the education and vocational training programmes are particularly well developed, although the delegation learned that they were not available throughout the summer, owing to the summer holiday for the education system. The Subcommittee is of the opinion that this cannot be a reason for discontinuing the education and vocational training programme in prisons. 89. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party ensure the continuity of educational and vocational training programmes throughout the year, as the aim of such programmes is to promote rehabilitation and to provide inmates with meaningful activities. 90. The delegation commended the dog therapy programme at Wrocław Prison 1 and understands that similar programmes are in place in a couple of other prisons across Poland. Since this programme had only been introduced recently at the facility, the inmates with whom the delegation spoke were not aware of its existence. 91. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party continue developing innovative programmes such as the dog therapy programme with the aim of promoting the well-being and rehabilitation of inmates across the corrections system. 13