Details
Legal instruments & key provisions
| Legal instrument | Key provision |
|---|---|
| Prison Law (Basiswet betreffende het gevangeniswezen en de rechtspositie van de gedetineerden) | In case of a disciplinary procedure against a pregnant woman or a woman whose child is less than three years and with her in the prison: the prisoner cannot be detained in a disciplinary cell. |
| Information provided by the Belgian Prison Administration | With respect to health care: when a prisoner is pregnant, she has the right to adapted prenatal care (gynaecologist, obstetrician, medical-social assistant, psychologist). She will be transferred to a hospital in order to give birth. The prisoner also has the right to medical and psychosocial care after giving birth, which will be made available by the prison |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
| Year | Recommendation | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | No NPM established. |