Country

Denmark

Detention issue

Nutrition

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Circular no. 9301 of 4 May 2015 on catering of inmates not included by the self catering scheme (Cirkulære om forplejning af indsatte, som ikke er omfattet af selvforplejningsordningen i fængslerne og arresthusene)Inmates not covered by the self-catering scheme are provided three meals per day.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2019The NPM recommended among others, that the management ensures that the prison, in the event of future security cell placements, is aware that the inmate must not be placed in a security cell longer than necessary, that the inmate must be activated and have sufficient fluid to prevent blood clots, and that an inmate who is placed in a security cell, must have access to food and drink and to urinate, etc. Report details