Including findings and recommendations on detention conditions and treatment in connection with measures to counter or prevent VERLT in regular monitoring visits or annual reports. When relevant, monitoring bodies could consider monitoring such issues in a systematic manner during their visits and dedicating part of their reports to VERLT-related issues; and • Including in thematic reports on wider detention-related issues an analysis of how they apply in the context of VERLT in prisons. For instance, the prison inspectorate for England and Wales has published a report on Muslim prisoners’ experience, which includes how the prevention of violent 228 extremism negatively impacted them. In addition to more general preparatory research, detention monitors would need to gather relevant information to familiarize themselves with the threat that VERLT may pose in their country, to understand local-specific push and pull factors in prisons, and to get fully acquainted with the national legal framework and policies 229 related to VERLT in prisons, including past or planned measures. • Information on the phenomenon of VERLT and the international legal framework provided in this guide should be complemented by relevant research and analysis, including the following: • Information collected by other monitoring bodies that may have already covered VERLT-related issues inside and outside prisons, both at the national and international level, for example, by NHRIs, CSOs and reports of the CPT and the SPT; • The national legal framework regulating the prison system and laws criminalizing terrorism-related offences, including legislation regarding foreign terrorist fighters; • The national policy framework (for example, any action plan on preventing VERLT that may include a component on prisons); • Past and current policies to prevent and counter VERLT in prisons (e.g., 230 separation or integration approach ) and corresponding detention regimes (capacity of dedicated units or facilities, if applicable, number of detainees concerned, their status, nationality, gender and age); • Information on governmental bodies and agencies involved in the prevention of VERLT in prisons; and • Data on the nature and extent of VERLT in prisons in the country and any known or alleged problems, including through the receipt of individual complaints and other reports that may be available, including in the media. Tips for monitors • 228 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, “Muslim prisoners’ experiences: A Thematic Review”, June 2010. 229 See section 1.1, Drivers of VERLT 230 See section 2.2. 53

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