Country

Portugal

Detention issue

Time out of cell

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
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
2017The 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
2020The 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