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Luxembourg

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Grand-Ducal Regulation of 24 March 1989 concerning the administration and internal regime of penitentiary establishments (Règlement modifié grand-ducal du 24 mars 1989 concernant l'administration et le régime interne des établissements pénitentiaires)Detainees receive meals three times a day (breakfast, lunch (12-13h) and dinner (17-19h) of sufficient nutritional value to maintain their health and strength. Unless under special sanctions, detainees can buy food in the canteen. Every detainee has access to water as much as they need. The director sets the diet's composition under the supervision of the prison health service. Religious regimes are considered as much as possible. Sick detainees with a prescription receive special dietary food.

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