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Belgium

Detention issue

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Prison Law (Basiswet van 12 januari 2005 betreffende het gevangeniswezen en de rechtspositie van de gedetineerden)Subject to the exceptions provided for by law, suspects have the right to receive daily visitors. Other detainees are entitled to a minimum of three visits per week, spread over three days, of which at least one day in the weekend and Wednesday afternoon. The duration of a visit is at least one hour. According to the law, conjugal visits are possible, subject to the exceptions provided for by law, at least once a month for a minimum of two hours.
Prison Law (Basiswet van 12 januari 2005 betreffende het gevangeniswezen en de rechtspositie van de gedetineerden)In principle detainees have the right to send and receive an unlimited number of letters. Subject to the exceptions provided by or pursuant to the law, the prisoner has the right to make daily telephone calls at his expense to persons from outside the prison at the times and for a duration determined by the internal regulations.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2024No NPM established.