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). |