8. Monitoring Risk In Specific Situations • Are there any special arrangements in place regarding showering facilities for transgender and intersex detainees/prisoners? • Are all areas of the prison supervised by appropriate staff, and is there proper supervision of all prisoner activities, including external training and work programmes? • Do women have to walk through areas that house men to access education, work or recreational areas? • Are there buzzers or other means of communication in each cell/dormitory that detainees/prisoners can use to call for attention if they need to? 8.8 Transit and Transfer Detainees/prisoners are at an increased risk of abuse during transit between different institutions, including during emergency evacuations, as there are generally fewer protections and monitoring mechanisms in place at this time. During the transit period, there is an increased risk for staff misconduct or for SGBV to be committed by other detainees/prisoners who may not otherwise come into contact with each other. Staff, themselves, may also be at increased risk during this period. These risks are particularly acute if there are no CCTV cameras in vehicles used for transport and if the transport staff have not been assessed for their suitability to supervise particular detainees/prisoners. Regulations that apply within places of deprivation of liberty, and that protect against SGBV, may also not apply, or may be applied less strictly during transport, including the provision that men and women be kept separate and that women only be supervised by female staff members. Similarly, assessments for the suitability of detainees/prisoners to spend time with each other may not be strictly applied during transit. The transfer of transgender and intersex persons should be undertaken with particular care and sensitivity, in light of the particular risks they face. The risk of abuse during transit may be heightened when non-state agencies are responsible for the transportation of detainees/prisoners, particularly if they have not been properly vetted or if there is no effective system of monitoring their conduct. When monitoring the risks and occurrence of SGBV during transit, monitors should consider the following: Preparatory research and reviewing existing documentation • Are there any policies in place that regulate the conditions of transfer in order to minimize the risk of abuse? Do these guidelines explicitly address SGBV in a gender-sensitive way? 54