to specify by law the official authorised to order placement, standards for reasoning for such decisions, and legal safeguards for the protection of prisoners when applying this measure. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS OF GEORGIA: • To ensure drafting legislative amendments to the Imprisonment Code of Georgia for determining grounds for placement of inmates in de-escalation rooms, its procedure and a maximum reasonable term not exceeding 24 hours; to determine the official authorised to order placement, set standards for reasoning for such decisions and legal safeguards for the protection of prisoners when applying this measure; and to ensure the submission of the draft amendment to the Government of Georgia for its initiation in the Parliament of Georgia; • To determine by a sub-legislative normative act storage of video recordings from de-escalation rooms for a minimum period of 1 month; • To secure rigorous observance of requirements of statutory requirement during placement of inmates in a de-escalation room through supervision and control; • To ensure amendment of the Procedure on Surveillance and Control through Visual and/or Electronic means, as well as the Storage, Deleting and Destroying of the Recordings as approved by Order no. 35, dated 19 May 2015, to the effect that the recordings of visual and/or electronic surveillance in de-escalation rooms are stored in all cases for no less than a month; and • To ensure safe environment in de-escalation rooms, including lining the walls and floors with soft material. 3.3.2.2. Surveillance through Visual and/or Electronic Means The grounds for surveillance and control of remand/convicted persons through visual and/or electronic means are determined by Article 54.1 of the Code of Imprisonment.65 The Procedure on Surveillance and Control through Visual and/or Electronic means, as well as the Storage, Deleting and Destroying of the Recordings is approved by Order no. 35 issued by the Minister of Corrections of Georgia on 19 May 201. Under Article 3.5 of the above-mentioned Procedure, ‘electronic surveillance and control of remand/convict persons cannot be extended to showers, toilets, rooms for long visits, 65 44 In the case of a reasonable belief, based on security and other lawful interests of remand/convicted or other persons, to prevent suicide, self-injury, violence against remand/convicted or other persons, damage to property, and to avert other crimes and offences, the administration may conduct surveillance and control through visual and/or electronic means. Electronic surveillance is conducted with audio and video devices and/or other technical means of control. The administration may, through electronic means, record the process of surveillance and control, and the information received as a result of this process. HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CLOSED INSTITUTIONS