Executive Penal Code (Ustawa z dnia 6 czerwca 1997 r. Kodeks karny wykonawczy) | Prison officials should maintain order and discipline. Prison units may be supervised with a system of CCTV. CCTV cameras may be placed in residential cells, corridors, baths, visiting rooms, work places and exercise yards. The prison director is responsible for deciding which places should be included in the video surveillance system. All residential cells should be equipped with call buttons. The only protection measure indicated in the Executive Penal Code is the placement of a prisoner under special protection in conditions of increased isolation. |
Act on the Prison Service (Ustawa z dnia 9 kwietnia 2010 r. o Służbie Więziennej) | Prison officials should maintain order and discipline. Prisoners should be classified in order to create adequate conditions in penitentiary units, guarantee prisoners’ personal safety. During classification, several circumstances should be taken into account: gender, age, recidivism, deliberate nature of the crime committed by prisoners, the length of the sentence to be served, health conditions, addictions, degree of prisoners’ demoralization and threat to society, nature of the crime committed by the prisoners. |