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Legal instruments & key provisions
Legal instrument | Key provision |
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Act on Execution of Sanctions for Minors for Criminal Offences and Misdemeanours (Zakon o izvršavanju sankcija izrečenih maloljetnicima za kaznena djela i prekršaje) | Juvenile prisoners serve their sentence in a specialized juvenile prison and exceptionally in a prison for adult prisoners but in a separate ward. Prisoners under the age of 23 fall under specific juvenile prison regime. |
Juvenile Courts Act (Zakon o sudovima za mladež) | A juvenile pre-trial detention should be served in a “closed prison institution” (zatvorena zavodska ustanova). The closed prison institution for young detainees should have a diagnostic department and a department for education and work in small groups. During the placement in a closed institutional institution, the juvenile should be provided with work and instruction useful for their upbringing and occupation. |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
Year | Recommendation | Report |
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2020 | To establish closed prison institutions in accordance with the Juvenile Courts Act and to improve the conditions for the execution of pre-trial detention in accordance with international standards and national regulations. | Report details |