A/RES/65/229 II. Rules applicable to special categories A. Prisoners under sentence 1. Classification and individualization [Supplements rules 67 to 69 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners] Rule 40 Prison administrators shall develop and implement classification methods addressing the gender-specific needs and circumstances of women prisoners to ensure appropriate and individualized planning and implementation towards those prisoners’ early rehabilitation, treatment and reintegration into society. Rule 41 The gender-sensitive risk assessment and classification of prisoners shall: (a) Take into account the generally lower risk posed by women prisoners to others, as well as the particularly harmful effects that high-security measures and increased levels of isolation can have on women prisoners; (b) Enable essential information about women’s backgrounds, such as violence they may have experienced, history of mental disability and substance abuse, as well as parental and other caretaking responsibilities, to be taken into account in the allocation and sentence planning process; (c) Ensure that women’s sentence plans include rehabilitative programmes and services that match their gender-specific needs; (d) Ensure that those with mental health-care needs are housed in accommodation which is not restrictive, and at the lowest possible security level, and receive appropriate treatment, rather than being placed in higher security level facilities solely due to their mental health problems. 2. Prison regime [Supplements rules 65, 66 and 70 to 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 gender-appropriate 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. 15