Country

Denmark

Detention issue

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Criminal Enforcement Act Section 45Inmates and detainees may be referred to specialised doctors outside the prison. If inmates and detainees need to be hospitalised during their sentence, this will be done at the local hospital or by admission to the special wards at Vestre Hospital at Vestre Fængsel (hospital wing in a prison located in Copenhagen). If inmates are suffering from illness or have special needs, they may serve their sentence in a hospital or other suitable place, such as one of the Prison and Probation Service's pensions.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2022The NPM recommended, among other things, that the management of the facility should consider the following, ”that management ensures that staff receive counselling or training on how to identify psychiatric conditions, including suicidal thoughts, when receiving new detainees.” Report details