CAT/OP/KAZ/1/Add.1 Paragraph 133 In relation to the juvenile colony visited, the Subcommittee recommends that further measures be taken to ensure that life inside the colony prepares children for life in the community, in particular the facilitation of more regular contact with the community and the discontinuance of all stigmatizing measures, including the shaving of heads and wearing of uniforms and badges. When boys are placed in close contact with adults, which is the case in pretrial detention, it must be in their best interest and should be done, as stipulated in the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty, as part of a special programme that has been shown to be beneficial for the juveniles concerned. 272. The country currently has one young offenders’ institution in Almaty (institution LA-155/6) and one segregated area for female juvenile convicted prisoners at institution LA-155/4. 273. The institution has a total of 48 juvenile convicted prisoners. 274. The educational activities conducted in the institution are tailored to the psychological and physical characteristics of adolescents and the individual needs of the young offenders. 275. Juveniles who find themselves in conflict with the law need assistance in the form of comprehensive services and support for the process of serving a criminal sentence. 276. For this reason, the institution has a psychological service. On entry to the institution, every juvenile convicted prisoner undergoes a comprehensive initial psychological evaluation. The psychologist uses the results of the evaluation to make a character assessment of the young offender and gives officers recommendations for future interventions. Persons in need of special attention are placed on a preventive register. 277. Group sessions in psychological counselling, preventive psychology and education (training courses and lectures) are one of the most effective psychological interventions. They enable all convicted prisoners to develop communication skills, gain an outside perspective on their conduct and analyse mistakes and deficiencies in their communication. 278. In accordance with recommendations made by international human rights organizations, the new Penalties Enforcement Code does not include punishments such as placement in a disciplinary unit for juvenile convicted prisoners. The director of the institution can decide to place adolescent convicted prisoners who display aggressive behaviour in a temporary isolation room for up to 48 hours to prevent violations of the procedure for serving sentences (Penalties Enforcement Code, art. 150). 279. It is recognized in the Penalties Enforcement Code that general education is one of the main corrective measures for convicted prisoners. For this reason, vocational and secondary education has been organized for juveniles in institutions of the penal correction system. 280. There is a general education school in the grounds of the institution, and young offenders aged 14 to 18 years study there in grades 9 to 11 (three classes in the State language of instruction and three in Russian). In the 2015/16 academic year, 12 students received certificates on successful completion of general secondary education (grade 11) and 5 students received certificates of successful completion of basic secondary education (grade 9). 281. General education schools are not only places of learning, but also offer extracurricular activities in the form of clubs. In these clubs, young offenders study drawing technique and applied art. The teachers in the school are members of the institution’s educational council and take part in the work of the commission responsible for assessing convicted prisoners’ conduct and transferring them to other possible regimes for serving their sentences. 282. Learning a trade is an important part of a juvenile’s reintegration into society. The trade school in the institution offers the opportunity to train as a mechanic, a metal worker 32 GE.19-01981