Details
Legal instruments & key provisions
| Legal instrument | Key provision |
|---|---|
| Penitentiary Law 23 March 2019 | For police detention inspections are undertaken by the General Inspectorate of the Federal Police and the Local Police. For the prisons the creation of an inspectorate is foreseen but not implemented yet. |
| Prison Law (Basiswet van 12 januari 2005 betreffende het gevangeniswezen en de rechtspositie van de gedetineerden) | Members of the different (federal and regional) parliaments in Belgium have the right to access the prisons. |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
| Year | Recommendation | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | No NPM established. |