National Preventive Mechanism professionals”), visits from juvenile departments in other correctional institutions and expanded team-building activities. The next visit was made in the evening. The NPM again determined that there is only one night shift position in the juvenile department. The commission found that the night shift officer needs from 20 minutes to an hour to make his rounds. During this period of time, the observation platform is unmanned. The NPM criticises that incidents in the inmate cells cannot be observed by the prison guard on duty during these periods. Observations platform unmanned The request that the night shift in the juvenile department only be manned by officers from that same department was not completely fulfilled. Officers from different departments The NPM questions whether an officer is actually on site during the time that rounds are being made in order to quickly react and intervene in the event of a crisis. Therefore, the NPM continues to believe that at least two night shift officers must be assigned to the juvenile department. Need for second officer The night shift should only be staffed with officers from the juvenile department employees. The NPM also recommends that a personnel pool be set up as soon as possible for juvenile department employees with a special interest in the detention of juvenile offenders and employees who have completed the training programme on “Detention of Juvenile Offenders as a Field of Work”. ¾¾ The night shift in the juvenile department should only be staffed with juvenile department employees. ¾¾ The judiciary administration should make a targeted search for suitable employees for the detention of juvenile offenders. ¾¾ Such employees should be offered attractive working conditions after completing the relevant training. Women in prison – gross discrimination evident Based on the observations of the commissions and frequent individual complaints regarding discrimination against women in prison, the NPM started its examination with the aim of monitoring the situation of female inmates in correctional institutions. Austria-wide survey For example, there were frequent complaints about monotonous work and too few opportunities to engage in reasonable recreational activities. While male inmates can engage in sports in almost all institutions and have gyms available to them, the leisure time activities of females are often limited to stereotypical work, such as crocheting or doing handicrafts. With respect Visits 145