Despite the increasing focus on prison inspection and monitoring bodies in international law and policy, little is known about their operations in practice. This study contributes to fill this gap by examining how countries of the European Union (EU) have responded to these demands, paying special attention to one of the central tasks of these bodies: the making of recommendations. To do so, we used data from the first EU-wide survey of prison oversight bodies, with responses from all Member States. Our findings reveal that recommendations-making is a key part of the work of these bodies. They also provide evidences that the approach to dialogue between these bodies and prison authorities advocated in the legislation is taking place on the ground.

尽管国际法和政策越来越关注监狱检查和监督机构，但对其实际运作知之甚少。本研究通过研究欧盟 (EU) 国家如何响应这些要求，特别关注这些机构的核心任务之一：提出建议，从而有助于填补这一空白。为此，我们使用了第一次欧盟范围内监狱监督机构调查的数据，以及所有成员国的回应。我们的研究结果表明，提出建议是这些机构工作的关键部分。它们还提供证据表明，这些机构与立法中倡导的监狱当局之间的对话方法正在实地进行。