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Germany

Detention issue

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Model State Prison Act (Musterentwurf zum Landesstrafvollzugsgesetz)The principles of design of the penal system include the requirement for the institutions to take into account the different needs of the prisoners resulting from gender, age and origin. This provision was adopted by (Brandenburg, Bremen, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Beyond the separation of male and female prisoners, consideration is given in some federal states for instance to the rights of pregnant women and nursing mothers in connection with the obligation to work (Berlin, Hesse, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia) and with regard to the need for medical advice in disciplinary measures (Brandenburg, Berlin, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony and Thuringia) as well as to food (Berlin).
Federal State Level ActsOnly the prison laws of Bavaria, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein still contain a separate section entitled "Special provisions for Women Prisoners".

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2022Vechta Prison has its own psychiatric unit with 10 spaces. Support in terms of psychology and psychiatric provision is good; the National Agency noted in particular that a partner hospital provides a psychiatrist, who works 30 hours a week solely for the prison. Report details