MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NGOS 126 provided that it takes place in normal working hours and is part of an authorised individual treatment programme.” EPR, Rule 78 (See also: Rules 79 to 82) “All prisoners should have access to education, which is envisaged as consisting of classroom subjects, vocational education, creative and cultural activities, physical education and sports, social education and library facilities.” R(89)12, §1 (see whole text.) 4 “A satisfactory programme of activities (work, education, sport, etc.) is of crucial importance for the well-being of prisoners. This holds true for all establishments, whether for sentenced prisoners or those awaiting trial. The CPT has observed that activities in many remand prisons are extremely limited. The organisation of regime activities in such establishments—which have a fairly rapid turnover of inmates—is not a straight-forward matter. Clearly, there can be no question of individualised treatment programmes of the sort which might be aspired to in an establishment for sentenced prisoners. However, prisoners cannot simply be left to languish for weeks, possibly months, locked up in their cells, and this regardless of how good material conditions might be within the cells. The CPT considers that one should aim at ensuring that prisoners in remand establishments are able to spend a reasonable part of the day (8 hours or more) outside their cells, engaged in purposeful activity of a varied nature. Of course, regimes in establishments for sentenced prisoners should be even more favourable.” CPT, GR 2, §47. Comments Education is an important element in stimulating the detainees' personal development, and helps to favour their reintegration into society. It can moreover respond to specific needs within the prison