opcat inspections 2011–2014 34 Inmates are to be able to eat their meals in a place other than their bed32 An inspection revealed that inmates in the special admission section had to eat their meals in bed. The Parliamentary Ombudsman presumed that this deficiency will be rectified so that inmates can eat their meals in a dignified manner. The admission section at the LVM home Runnagården has two double rooms. At the time of inspection, there were no tables or chairs in the rooms, which is why the inmates had to eat their meals in bed. Opportunity to spend time outdoors?33 Outdoor access that is limited to spending time on a balcony cannot be regarded as satisfying an inmate’s needs. An inspection of the LVM home Renforsen revealed that its women’s section does not have an exercise yard. When there is no exercise yard, it is presumed that SiS will take action to ensure that inmates have the opportunity to spend a sufficient period outdoors each day. Threats of violence have led to inmates being released from the LVM home34 On several occasions in connection with threatening situations, personnel at the LVM home have chosen to allow inmates to leave the home. An inspection of the LVM home Rällsögården revealed that personnel at the home lacked the physical prerequisites to forcibly remove inmates to an isolation room and that there had been instances of personnel choosing to allow inmates to leave the home in connection with threatening situations. A special enquiry was initiated on the basis of this information.35 Compulsory psychiatric care General background Institutional compulsory psychiatric care facilities have been inspected by the Parliamentary Ombudsmen on 27 occasions since 1990. In the period 2011–2014, a total of five OPCAT inspections were conducted at compulsory psychiatric care facilities. An inspection has also been made of the National Board of Forensic Medicine’s department for forensic psychiatric examination in Stockholm. During these inspections, major variations in how the care environment is designed have been noted. Two special enquiries have been initiated on the basis of these inspections. One enquiry concerned the confiscation of a magazine.36 The other enquiry concerned the question of whether it is compatible with the regulations concerning care pursuant to the LPT 32 Ref. no. 1309-2014 33 Ref. no. 5530-2014 34 Ref. no. 4939-2014 35 Ref. no. 7163-2014, see p. 45 36 Ref. no. 5529-2013, ref. no. 1578-2014