Country

Bulgaria

Detention issue

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Execution of Penalties and Detention in Custody Act (Закон за изпълнение на наказанията и задържането под стража)Before release, prisoners must be included in a programme for preparation for life at liberty. The programme lasts from one to three months and must be implemented on the basis of an individual action plan with realistic and practical steps for coping with the conditions of free life.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2023Key recommendations: […] To increase the budget for schools in places of detention, as the training and education of prisoners is an important part of their reintegration […] Report details