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Act no. 221/2006 on Execution of detention as amended, 15 March 2006, (Zákon č. 221/2006 z 15. marca 2006 o výkone väzby)The legislative act distinguishes two types of accommodation/placement that can result in a solitary confinement: a cell of disciplinary punishment and solitary confinement. Both are used for the purpose of disciplinary punishment, where in both cases, a prisoner can be confined up to 10 days via single punishment. If the prisoner is issued another disciplinary punishment during the period of the one already in execution, the maximum time spent in solitary confinement or cell of disciplinary punishment is 14 days. The rest of the next punishment is served after min. 10 days. Prisoners under disciplinary punishment are entitled to spent time in the outdoor area separately from the rest of the prisoners on a daily basis for 1 hour. Special measures are established for juveniles and women. Pregnant women cannot be placed into solitary confinement or cell of disciplinary punishment. The maximum period for confinement for a woman is 14 consecutive days; the necessary distance from two confinements is 10 days. Juveniles as well cannot be placed into solitary confinement. They can be placed into a cell of disciplinary punishment up to 5 days per single case. If there was issued another disciplinary punishment, the rest of the punishment is served after min. 7 days since the execution of the previous disciplinary punishment.

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