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Slovakia

Detention issue

Juvenile prisoners

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
The Act on Execution of detention, 15 March 2006, (Zákon č. 221/2006 z 15. marca 2006 o výkone väzby)Juveniles are accommodated separately from adult prisoners. In exceptional cases, a juvenile can be placed into a cell with an adult prisoner if it is in his/her interest. Such placement cannot be a threat to juvenile´s health, the adult shall not have negative impact on the juvenile or abuse his presence. Both the juvenile and the adult must consent to such placement. Juveniles have softer limits for disciplinary punishments. The detention institution is responsible for provision of compulsory education and obligatory tests. If taking the test is allowed within school/vocational institution, the juvenile participates in civil clothing without a prison label. Regarding the time spent out of cell/outdoors walk and sport activities, there is a specific list of possible activities for juveniles, where as minimum 4 hours out of cell are taken into account.
Penal Code (Zákon č. 300/2005 Trestný zákon z 20. mája 2005)The Penal Code defines a juvenile as the person who at the time when the crime was committed reached 14th year and did not pass the 18th year of life. A juvenile younger than 15 years, who, at the time when the crime was committed, did not reach such level of rational and moral development that that would enable him/her to recognize illegality of his/hers actions or control them, is not criminally liable.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2018No NPM established.