46 Annexes Bergen prison • All decisions to use a security cell should be made and documented in accordance with the Execution of Sentences Act § 38. The decision document should always make clear which less intrusive measures have been attempted or found to be obviously inadequate. • The supervision log should state clearly the names of inmates placed in security cells and the exact starting and ending times of their stays there. • Inmates should be assured of healthy, hygienic security cell conditions. • Complete removal of clothing on entering the security cell should occur only if an individual risk assessment has been conducted. If there is no particular risk of self-harm, inmates should be provided with suitable clothing beyond underwear. • The supervision log should state clearly the names of inmates placed in restraining beds and the exact starting and ending times of restraining bed use. While an inmate is in a restraining bed, the grounds for keeping him or her there should be assessed continuously. Such assessments should be recorded in the supervision log. • All decisions to use a restraining bed should be made and documented in accordance with the Execution of Sentences Act § 38. • Holding cells that have similarities to security cells should not be used in situations covered by the terms of § 38. • The prison should ensure that inmates receive accurate information on arrival. Informational materials should be prepared in several languages. • For all inmates who lack sufficient skills in Norwegian or English, the prison should offer to provide an interpreter at the admissions interview and at later times when essential information is to be given. The question “Do you need an interpreter?” should be posed in multiple languages so there is no doubt it has been understood. • The contact officer should maintain special focus on isolated inmates, inmates with extensive needs and others in vulnerable situations. If the relevant contact officer is unavailable, responsibility should be assigned to another officer temporarily. • The prison should implement measures to ensure that all inmates for whom the court has not imposed special restrictions (full isolation) have the opportunity to spend at least eight hours per day outside their cells, occupied in meaningful activities. Special measures should be applied for inmates subjected to full isolation by the court. • If an inmate is subjected to conditions that correspond in practice to full or partial exclusion from company, at times when communal activities are normally conducted, the decision should be made and documented in accordance with the Execution of Sentences Act § 37. • Through the presence of its officers, the prison should ensure that inmates feel safe during periods of interaction with other inmates. • All decision documents concerning the use of § 37 should indicate whether less intrusive measures have been considered. Statistics should be kept of the number, grounds and duration of all exclusions from company imposed under § 37. • The prison should establish procedures to ensure that all inmates are given the opportunity to spend time in the open air every day. • The prison should implement measures to ensure inmate safety in communal sections of the prison, including clear procedures for the presence of prison officers in living sections. • New inmates should undergo a health examination by a doctor, or a nurse under the supervision of a doctor, preferably in connection with the admissions interview or within 24 hours. The prison should enable such conversations to be conducted in a confidential and professionally sound manner. • The prison should implement measures to ensure that all inmates, regardless of gender, have the opportunity to spend at least eight hours per day outside their cells, occupied in meaningful activities. • The prison should ensure that female inmates feel safe and cared for; prison officers should be present on a regular basis in living sections. Norway’s National Preventive Mechanism – Annual Report 2014 • The prison should ensure that all requests or inquiries to the health service, including to the dentist, physiotherapist and psychologist, are treated confidentially. Inmates should be informed that they may put health-related written requests in closed envelopes, and envelopes appropriate to this purpose should be available to all. The prison should also ensure that