Tool 5: Places of Deprivation of Liberty and Gender Examples of good practice are given from all over the world, covering contexts from the global South and North, in countries with considerable resources and those with few, and from contexts where the state has complete control over the justice systems and those where the state has partial control of places of deprivation of liberty, such as in conflict or post-conflict situations. Section 5 provides a sample checklist that can be adapted by places of deprivation of liberty or monitoring bodies to assess integration of a gender perspective. Section 6 lists other useful resources. 1.5 How to use this Tool Examples are not presented here to be purely replicated, but to inspire thought about what is possible and what can be implemented in various situations. Each country and even regions within countries have very specific political, economic and social contexts, and any example presented should be appreciated as a positive effort within that specific country and not necessarily as something that would work as well in another situation. Readers thinking about how to mainstream a gender perspective in their own setting should fully reflect on their own local context and operationalize the guidance in a manner which suits that specific country context, basing development and progress on local-level, context-specific research and evidence. It is recommended that discussion takes place with community groups that represent the target populations of the reforms envisioned. It is also important to speak to those with specific, gendered, lived experience of deprivation of liberty related to your interest group. Ongoing context-specific evaluation of implemented policies and procedure will aid the achievement of sustainable reform. Endnotes 1. Pan-American Health Organization, John Snow Inc. and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (2014) “Blueprint for the provision of comprehensive care for trans persons and their communities in the Caribbean and other anglophone countries”, Arlington, VA: John Snow, p. 88. 5