Correctional institutions The Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice explained that the visit of the NPM was at a time when the hospital was changing to electronic documentation. Gaps in the documentation in isolated cases were due to an interface problem. These problems have since been rectified. XX  Restraint logs must document precisely the necessity of each measure that restricts freedom. XX  Measures that restrict freedom shall be recorded centrally. This is a condition for the possibility of effectively reducing restrictions of freedom. 2.5.11.4 Video-monitored patient rooms In Mostviertel Amstetten-Mauer Regional Clinic, the NPM noted that a video camera is installed in all of the rooms in the newly constructed building for forensic patients. The NPM warns that infringements of the privacy of the affected persons must be proportionate and compliance shall be observed. Mostviertel AmstettenMauer Regional Clinic The Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice assures that the video surveillance is only activated if this is necessary to avert danger and the same cannot be achieved using less severe measures. In any case, the affected patients are informed accordingly. However, it is not possible for them to know if and when the camera is switched on. The NPM thus recommended a mechanical cover for the cameras. On a positive note, all of the cameras are now covered by a roller blind, thus indicating whether a camera is in operation. XX  In a video-monitored patient room, it must be possible for the patient to see if the camera is in operation. 2.5.11.5 Video-monitored patient rooms For the NPM, there is the question of who covers the travel expenses for patients if they have to return to hospital for a short stay as part of an interruption in their detention. This question was raised on a visit to the two forensic wards of Graz Süd-West Regional Hospital. Graz Süd-West Regional Hospital The NPM considers it good practice when the medical, psychological and care staff travel to the follow-up care facilities to inform themselves about the condition of the patients. This is more comfortable for the patients than 148