the prison and probation service 37 cells are not adequate for long periods of segregation. The Prison and Probation Service, therefore, needs to take measures to prevent such situations from occurring in the future.11 Body searches An inmate may be subject to a body search for unauthorised objects. As a rule, such a body search may not be performed or witnessed by someone of the opposite sex. If necessary, however, a body search or a strip search of a man may be witnessed by a woman.12 During the inspection of the remand prison in Göteborg, attention was drawn to the fact that pat-down searches of male inmates were carried out by female staff, and that body searches of male inmates were carried out in front of a camera and in the presence of female staff. Following the inspection, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman stated that the premise must be that a search must be carried out by staff of the same sex as the inmate. The remand prison is Sweden’s largest and over 50 percent of the guards are men. For this reason, the remand prison should be able to have staffing that ensures that there are both male and female staff members on duty in the units, so that pat-down body searches can be performed in a dignified manner for all inmates, regardless of sex.13 During the inspection of the prison in Umeå, details emerged that inmates were allowed to undress in a camera-monitored room when they were admitted to the prison. There was a curtain that could be used so that the undressing could be performed away from the surveillance camera. In conversations with the Parliamentary Ombudsmen’s employees, several inmates stated that the curtain had not been used and that female staff were also present when they changed clothes. Following the inspection, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman called on the prison to ensure that staff use the curtain to make body searches less intrusive.14 Conditions for young people under 18 held on remand An individual can be remanded in custody by a court at a prosecutor’s request, inter alia, if they are suspected on probable cause of a crime for which imprisonment is prescribed for a year or more. In order for an individual to be remanded in custody, it is also required that there is a risk of flight, disrupting or complicating the investigation or reoffending. Young people under the age of 18 may only be remanded in custody if it is obvious that adequate supervision cannot be arranged and there are special reasons for remand.15 11 See the Parliamentary Ombudsmen’s report p. 15, ref. no. O 46-2019. 12 See Chapter 4, Section 7, second paragraph of the Remand Prisons Act and Chapter 8, Section 7 of the Prisons Act. 13 See the Parliamentary Ombudsmen’s report p. 17, ref. no. O 7-2019. 14 See the Parliamentary Ombudsmen’s report p. 11, ref. no. O 54-2019. 15 See Chapter 24, Section 1 of the Code of Judicial Procedure and Section 23 of the Young Offenders (Special Provisions) Act (1964:167). All staff who have contact with young people must receive training in order to be able to treat them in the best possible way