RECOMMENDATION 10 The Department should ensure that its existing visiting facilities foster an environment that is conducive to a positive visiting experience, particularly for child. The Department should provide child visitors with access to a wide variety of ageappropriate play activities, facilities and outdoor spaces. RECOMMENDATION 11 The Department should proactively encourage the extended contact of women in detention with their children as much as possible. This may include offering extending visiting times, facilitating regular activity days for women and their children and offering reasonable transportation assistance where necessary. Photo 5: Visiting centre (VIDC) Issues and concerns impacting women across the detention network 33