A/C.3/65/L.5 2. Prison regime [Supplements rules 65, 66 and 70-81 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners] Rule 42 1. Women prisoners shall have access to a balanced and comprehensive programme of activities, which take account of genderappropriate needs. 2. The regime of the prison shall be flexible enough to respond to the needs of pregnant women, nursing mothers and women with children. Childcare facilities or arrangements shall be provided in prisons in order to enable women prisoners to participate in prison activities. 3. Particular efforts shall be made to provide appropriate programmes for pregnant women, nursing mothers and women with children in prison. 4. Particular efforts shall be made to provide appropriate services for women prisoners who have psychosocial support needs, especially those who have been subjected to physical, mental or sexual abuse. Social relations and aftercare [Supplements rules 79-81 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners] Rule 43 Prison authorities shall encourage and, where possible, also facilitate visits to women prisoners as an important prerequisite to ensuring their mental well-being and social reintegration. Rule 44 In view of women prisoners’ disproportionate experience of domestic violence, they shall be properly consulted as to who, including which family members, is allowed to visit them. Rule 45 Prison authorities shall utilize options such as home leave, open prisons, halfway houses and community-based programmes and services to the maximum possible extent for women prisoners, to ease their transition from prison to liberty, to reduce stigma and to re-establish their contact with their families at the earliest possible stage. Rule 46 Prison authorities, in cooperation with probation and/or social welfare services, local community groups and non-governmental organizations, shall design and implement comprehensive pre- and post-release reintegration programmes which take into account the gender-specific needs of women. 18 10-56194