Country

Denmark

Detention issue

Juvenile prisoners

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
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
2017The 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
2018Following 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