Details
Legal instruments & key provisions
Legal instrument | Key provision |
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Executive order on juveniles aged 15 -17 years placed in facilities administered by the Prison and Probation Service no. 1413 of 29 September 2020 (Bekendtgørelse om behandlingen af 15-17 årige, der anbringes i kriminalforsorgens institutioner nr. 1413 af 20. September 2020) | Juveniles in pre-trial detention should not be placed in prison facilities administered by the Prison and Probation Service. If necessary, juveniles can as an exemption be placed in a detention facility near the residence of the juvenile in question. |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
Year | Recommendation | Report |
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2017 | The NPM visited the detention facility ‘Kolding Arrest’ and recommended that the staff should ensure that the detention facility knows the rules concerning minors aged 15-17 years placed in the facility. | Report details |
2018 | Following visits to prison facilities in Ringe and Nyborg, the NPM initiated a case concerning the lack of separation of juveniles and adults in institutions of the prison and probation service. | Report details |