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Legal instruments & key provisions
| Legal instrument | Key provision |
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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. |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
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