Country

Latvia

Detention issue

Time out of cell

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Law on the Procedure of Holding Pre-Trial Detainees (Apcietinājumā turēšanas kārtības likums)The national standard set for outdoors is not less than one hour per day for both sentenced and pre-trial prisoners. For pre-trial prisoners, if advised by doctor, it can be 1.5 hours. Juveniles in pre-trial detention have the right to no less than 2 hours of outdoor exercise per day.
Sentence enforcement code (Sodu izpildes kodekss)Sentenced prisoners placed in disciplinary cells have the right to one hour outdoor exercise per day. Sports and educational facilities are available to prisoners.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2021No NPM established.