npm annual report 2016 / observations and recommendations • Certain prisons have adopted a policy of organising supervised visits during weekends only on one day. The number of visitors is often also limited, for example, to two adults and two children. (Oulu) The Deputy-Ombudsman emphasised that visit arrangements should be such that they effectively ensure the implementation of a prisoner’s right to visitors. If a visitor has a justified reason for not being able to visit the prison during the specified visiting hours, the prison should be open to the possibility of organising a visit at some other time. Denying permissions of leave or applying limited visiting arrangements do not promote prisoners’ reintegration into society by helping them maintain close relationships with others. With respect to family members, restrictions are also problematic in terms of the protection of family life. Closed prisons should organise an opportunity for supervised visits in a way that enables a prisoner’s whole family to take part on a weekly basis. • A prison’s policy of granting permission for unsupervised visits was stricter than those applied by other prisons. Moreover, the times reserved for children’s visits were on weekdays in the middle of the day. It was difficult for visitors to visit the prison during the reserved times (Mikkeli). Comment: The prison changed its visiting hours The Deputy-Ombudsman still considered the visiting room inappropriate. • Attention was drawn to the fact that a prison subscribed to a limited number of newspapers and had a small library collection. (Oulu) The Deputy-Ombudsman pointed out that foreign prisoners should also have the opportunity to watch television and listen to radio in a language they can understand. 37