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Legal instruments & key provisions
Legal instrument | Key provision |
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Code of Enforcement of Prison Sentences and Imprisonment Measures (Lei 115/2009 que aprova o Código da Execução das Penas e Medidas Privativas da Liberdade) | Prisoners are entitled to be outdoors for a minimum period of two hours a day. Prisoners in open regime may be outside their cells, in the prison common areas, until closing time. Sports and other recreational and educational facilities are available to prisoners. |
General Regulation of Detention Facilities (Decreto-Lei n.º 51/2011, que aprova o Regulamento Geral dos Estabelecimentos Prisionais) | It is up to the director of the prison establishment to establish the time per day/week that prisoners may spend outside their cells. |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
Year | Recommendation | Report |
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2017 | The NPM's report regards the conditions of an educational centre for young people with measures involving deprivation of liberty. The NPM's recommendation states that a library should exist in the educational centre as well as programmes aiming at the promotion of school success. | Report details |
2020 | The NPM's report highlights the shortage of staff and the lack of occupational activities for detainees, especially in establishments with higher occupancy rates: “there is a clear lack of opportunities, with demand far outstripping supply. Not infrequently the rate of professional occupation is less than 30%. | Report details |