Visits in 2018 Many complained of too much isolation and too little activation in the A-vest and A-øst sections. Although the inmates in A-øst have a better activity programme than was the case during the 2014 visit, the section still makes extensive use of isolation. A number of inmates are still in the section for long periods without an administrative decision on isolation being made. It emerged during the visit that Bergen Prison regularly had inmates with such severe mental disorders and low level of functioning that they were generally unable to be part of the ordinary prison community. These inmates risked being excluded in section A-vest for long periods of time. The NPM 35 takes a very serious view of the situation in which individuals with mental health problems are subject to long-term isolation. The Norwegian authorities have a duty to ensure that inmates with mental illness who are detained in prisons are not subjected to degrading or inhuman treatment. During the visit in 2018, the NPM was informed that inmates were more often locked in their cells as a result of a shortage of resources than was the case in 2014. The reasons for this included new supervision procedures in the communal sections B and C. The NPM is still concerned about the staffing situation in Bergen Prison’s communal sections. Bergen Prison