positive attitude to the visits of detained persons with their family members is extremely important and recommended to Viru Prison to take all the necessary and possible measures to make such visits as convenient and pleasant as possible for the visitors and the detained persons. The Chancellor found that short-term visits without separating the detained persons from their visiting family members, in particular children, should be a rule rather than an exception. The Chancellor also recommended to Viru Prison to organise short-term visits of detained persons with their family members, in particular with minor children, as often as possible without separating them from the visitors. The Chancellor recommended taking into account the needs of children coming for the visits, for example ensure the availability of means and facilities for playing or joint activity. The Chancellor made the same recommendation in the letter to the Ministry of Justice in connection with the detention conditions in the new buildings of Tallinn Prison. The Chancellor emphasised that children coming for visits (including short-term visits) in prison should be ensured a possibility to establish a physical contact with their parent. 3.5. Catering During the inspection of Viru Prison, the detained persons claimed that the prison food was of satisfactory quality and taste but it was not sufficient. In their opinion, the interval between the dinner and breakfast was too long and, as according to the detained persons usually a meal offered for dinner was lighter (e.g. soup), they felt very hungry by the morning. In particular, juvenile detainees complained that they often felt hungry late in the evening and early in the morning. The juveniles described that the additional food portion usually consisted of a couple of slices of white bread. However, this was also not given to everybody but only to those in respect of whom the prison healthcare worker had issued a relevant prescription. The Chancellor noted that there was a relatively long interval (14 hours) between the dinner and breakfast in the daily schedule of detained persons. If the person cannot buy additional food in the prison shop, in the opinion of the Chancellor the feeling of an empty stomach is probable to appear even if the person receives an additional food portion. In the Chancellor’s opinion, Viru Prison should start paying particular attention to the catering of juvenile detainees because sufficient, diverse meals appropriate for a child’s age are one of the key components for ensuring their physical well-being which significantly affects the development of cognitive functions (e.g. perception, memory, attention) of the child. The medical expert participating in the visit to Viru Prison noted that medical records of juveniles and young persons contained a reference to being underweight but at the same time there was no information on their height or weight to calculate the body mass index (BMI). The expert proposed to Viru Prison to regularly monitor the height and weight (BMI) of all the juveniles and young persons every three months and, if necessary, provide them with additional food with reasoned calorific value and content. The Chancellor recommended to Viru Prison to analyse the calorific value of the provided meals, and on account of the long interval between the dinner and breakfast offer a more calorific meal for dinner or a snack in the evening. The Chancellor also recommended taking into account the observations and proposals made by the expert. 24