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Legal instrument Key provision
Government Decision no.157/2016 on approving the implementing regulation of Law no.254/2013 (Hotărârea Guvernului Nr. 157/2016 din 10 martie 2016 pentru aprobarea Regulamentului de aplicare a Legii nr. 254/2013 privind executarea pedepselor şi a măsurilor privative de libertate dispuse de organele judiciare în cursul procesului penal)Detainees should be included in recreational, educational, therapeuticall, religious activities. The maximum security and closed regime detainees should be included in such activities in accordance with an individual intervention plan.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2021This year as well, the insufficient personnel compared to the real needs of the monitored units represented the main deficiency found by the NPM monitoring teams. For example, in Slobozia Prison, there are 279 staff positions, out of which, on the day of the visit, 94 were not occupied (29 for officers and 65 for agents); also, the social assistance was provided by only one qualified person. Having in mind this aspect and the fact that on the day of the visit there were 361 detainees, there was need for the opening for an additional position for a social assistant, to the aim that a high as possible number of detainees receive specialized counselling and support, as well as social and educational activities, to increase the potential of psycho-social reintegration after release (the NMP issued a recommendation in this respect). There were no specific activities for social reintegration, to the aim of ensuring the detainees with a favourable environment, to reduce educational, psychological, and social vulnerability and to facilities social reintegration. Report details
2022There were no spaces designated for cultural and educational, social and psychological assistance activities, in order to guarantee the access of detainees to such activities. Report details
2023The areas for educational activities and psychological and social assistance activities with the detainees were insufficient and with minimum inventory compared with the present needs. Report details