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Germany

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Legal instruments & key provisions

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Federal Prison Act (Strafvollzugsgesetz)The composition and nutritional value of the food in the institution shall be monitored by medical officers. Upon a medical officer’s order, special food shall be provided. A prisoner’s compliance with the specific dietary rules of his or her religious community shall be facilitated. There are no national standards in respect to access to drinking water.
Federal State Level Acts Each federal state has its own rules e.g., healthy nutrition but all 16 mandate in their state laws that the possibility is to be provided for a prisoner to obey religious instructions with regard to the consumption of food.

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