HOW DOES THE PRISON AND PROBATION SERVICE WORK WITH ISOLATION-BREAKING MEASURES? Table 3. Isolation-breaking measures for young people held on remand Young inmates held on remand Total number of inmates With restrictions Without restrictions 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 580 862 915 362 401 459 37 % 40 % 38 % 75 % 75 % 69 % 21 % 23 % 24 % 72 % 69 % 65 % All isolation-breaking measures Inmates with measures of 2 hours or more Isolation-breaking measures with human contact Inmates with measures of 2 hours or more The information is taken from the Prison and Probation Service’s annual report 2018 p. 136. Table 3 shows the use of isolation-breaking measures in relation to young people held on remand.4 The Prison and Probation Service’s surveys show that in 2018, 38 per cent of young inmates with restrictions received some form of isolation-breaking measures for two hours or more per day. As with all inmates in remand prison, there were significantly fewer young people who received isolation-breaking measures that involve human contact for two hours or more per day. Based on the Prison and Probation Service’s surveys, this proportion amounted to 24 per cent in 2018. This means that 76 per cent of young inmates were isolated. For young inmates without restrictions – who have the right to associate with other inmates during the day – the corresponding proportion was 35 per cent. 4 By young people, the Prison and Probation Service means an individual enrolled before the day he or she turns 21 years old. An inmate is considered young until the day he or she turns 24 years old. – 39 – 7