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Latvia

Detention issue

Sanitary conditions

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Sentence enforcement Code (Sodu izpildes kodekss)Convicted persons who are serving sentences in deprivation of liberty institutions shall be provided with living conditions in conformity with epidemiological safety and hygienic provisions.
Law on the Procedure of Holding Pre-Trial Detainees (Apcietinājumā turēšanas kārtības likums)Cells are to be equipped with sanitary annex which is separated from the rest of the cell. Cells have in-cell sanitation.
Rules of Internal Order in Places of Deprivation of Liberty (Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr.423 Brīvības atņemšanas iestādes iekšējās kārtības noteikumi)A sentenced prisoner shall no fewer than in seven days take a shower or a bath. Showers and baths are communal facilities.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2021No NPM established.