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the director for purposes of determining the most appropriate placement for the juvenile within the
facility and the specific type and level of care and programme required and to be pursued. When
special rehabilitative treatment is required, and the length of stay in the facility permits, trained
personnel of the facility should prepare a written, individualized treatment plan specifying treatment
objectives and time-frame and the means, stages and delays with which the objectives should be
approached.
28. The detention of juveniles should only take place under conditions that take full account of their
particular needs, status and special requirements according to their age, personality, sex and type of
offence, as well as mental and physical health, and which ensure their protection from harmful
influences and risk situations. The principal criterion for the separation of different categories of
juveniles deprived of their liberty should be the provision of the type of care best suited to the
particular needs of the individuals concerned and the protection of their physical, mental and moral
integrity and well-being.
29. In all detention facilities juveniles should be separated from adults, unless they are members of
the same family. Under controlled conditions, juveniles may be brought together with carefully
selected adults as part of a special programme that has been shown to be beneficial for the juveniles
concerned.
30. Open detention facilities for juveniles should be established. Open detention facilities are those
with no or minimal security measures. The population in such detention facilities should be as small as
possible. The number of juveniles detained in closed facilities should be small enough to enable
individualized treatment. Detention facilities for juveniles should be decentralized and of such size as
to facilitate access and contact between the juveniles and their families. Small-scale detention facilities
should be established and integrated into the social, economic and cultural environment of the
community.
D. Physical environment and accommodation
31. Juveniles deprived of their liberty have the right to facilities and services that meet all the
requirements of health and human dignity.
32. The design of detention facilities for juveniles and the physical environment should be in keeping
with the rehabilitative aim of residential treatment, with due regard to the need of the juvenile for
privacy, sensory stimuli, opportunities for association with peers and participation in sports, physical
exercise and leisure-time activities. The design and structure of juvenile detention facilities should be
such as to minimize the risk of fire and to ensure safe evacuation from the premises. There should be
an effective alarm system in case of fire, as well as formal and drilled procedures to ensure the safety
of the juveniles. Detention facilities should not be located in areas where there are known health or
other hazards or risks.
33. Sleeping accommodation should normally consist of small group dormitories or individual
bedrooms, while bearing in mind local standards. During sleeping hours there should be regular,
unobtrusive supervision of all sleeping areas, including individual rooms and group dormitories, in
order to ensure the protection of each juvenile. Every juvenile should, in accordance with local or
national standards, be provided with separate and sufficient bedding, which should be clean when
issued, kept in good order and changed often enough to ensure cleanliness.
34. Sanitary installations should be so located and of a sufficient standard to enable every juvenile to
comply, as required, with their physical needs in privacy and in a clean and decent manner.
35. The possession of personal effects is a basic element of the right to privacy and essential to the
psychological well-being of the juvenile. The right of every juvenile to possess personal effects and to
have adequate storage facilities for them should be fully recognized and respected. Personal effects
that the juvenile does not choose to retain or that are confiscated should be placed in safe custody. An
inventory thereof should be signed by the juvenile. Steps should be taken to keep them in good
condition. All such articles and money should be returned to the juvenile on release, except in so far as
he or she has been authorized to spend money or send such property out of the facility. If a juvenile