Country

Romania

Detention issue

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Order of the Ministry of Justice no. 2772/C/2017 on the minimum standards on detention conditions for people deprived of liberty (Ordinul Ministerului Justiției nr. 2772/C/2017Each cell has to have access to toilets and sinks located inside the room, so that the detainees can freely access them at any time. Toilets of cells in the open regime can be located outside the room.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2021Prisons conditions were not adequate ([…], poor hygiene, presence of bugs etc). Report details
2023Prisons conditions were not adequate […] at Focșani Prison there were bugs, dirt and water vapours in rooms, […] in bathrooms dirt, rust and mold […]; in Ploiești and Mărgineni prisons […] dampness and moisture […] bedbugs and cockroaches. Report details