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Czechia

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Act No. 169/1999 on the Performance of the Punishment of the Deprivation of Liberty (zákon o výkonu trestu odnětí svobody)Juvenile prisoners are placed separately from adults. The deprivation of liberty is executed with main focus on the education of these prisoners.
Act on the Performance of Detention (zákon o výkonu vazby)Juveniles are placed in separate cells, usually in a separate department of the detention facility.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2022Prison directors are required to determine the manner in which the rights and obligations of the accused are to be exercised by means of the internal rules of the prison. This document regulates most aspects of the life of the accused while in detention, so it is essential that it be understandable to the detainees. Internal rules conveyed to prisoners should generally reflect the ability of persons to understand and read the text. Thus, versions in different languages and simplified versions of the text for juveniles or persons who have difficulty reading and writing should be available. […] Prisons have different language versions of the Internal Rules. Foreigners should therefore have access to this document in a language they understand. However, the internal rules written in a simplified (easy to-read) form were not available in prisons. […] Recommendation: Modify the internal regulations into an easy-to-read form. Report details