| Federal Prison Act (Strafvollzugsgesetz) | Remedies available to detainees in the event of a violation or breach of the national standards for criminal detention address unlawful actions of the enforcement authority and can be asserted by way of internal self-regulation. In this case, enforcement measures are reviewed by the executing authority itself or the supervisory authority and, if necessary, revoked or amended. Furthermore, there is the possibility of external judicial review of enforcement measures. |
| Criminal Procedure Code (Strafprozessordnung) | “Necessary defence” (notwendige Verteidigung) shall be given to everyone who is accused of having committed a
criminal offence. The principle of free defence (Grundsatz der freien Verteidigung) stipulates that every prisoner has the right to freely communicate, in written or oral form, with their defence. |
| Federal State Level Acts | Each state has its own rules but all states (Länder) allow for the prisoners’ unlimited access to legal advice. |
| Federal Prison Act (Strafvollzugsgesetz), Model State Prison Act | The written correspondence between prisoners and their defence shall not be monitored. All state prison acts have transferred this principle. |