Country

Slovakia

Detention issue

Solitary confinement

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
The Act on Execution of detention, 15 March 2006, (Zákon č. 221/2006 z 15. marca 2006 o výkone väzby)The legislative act distinguishes two types of accommodation/placement that can result in a solitary confinement: a cell of disciplinary punishment and solitary confinement. Both are used for the purpose of disciplinary punishment, where in both cases, a prisoner can be confined up to 10 days via single punishment. If prisoner is issued another disciplinary punishment during period of the one already in execution, the maximum time spent in solitary confinement or cell of disciplinary punishment is 15 days. The rest of the next punishment is served after min. 5 days. Prisoners under disciplinary punishment are entitled to spent time in the outdoor area separately from the rest of the prisoners on a daily basis for 1 hour. Juveniles cannot be placed into solitary confinement. The Act on Execution of Detention further recognizes a security cell and a compensation room. The security cell is an accommodation cell with the same basic equipment and facilities as standard cell with addition of security measures such as security door, bar system, attachment of the equipment to the ground or wall, etc. The security cell usually accommodates 1-2 prisoners. Compensation room on the other hand, is not an accommodation room. It is used to confine a prisoner with threatening behaviour for necessary period of time. The construction and equipment of the compensation room is such as to prevent a prisoner from self-harm.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2018No NPM established.