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Croatia

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Prison Sentence Execution Act (Zakon o izvršavanju kazne zatvora)A convict sentenced to a prison term of up to six months, or whose remaining sentence does not exceed six months, shall be sent to the nearest prison based on their place of residence or stay. If the convict does not have a residence or stay in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, they shall be sent to the nearest prison based on the headquarters of the executing judge responsible for the referral. A convict sentenced to a prison term longer than six months, or whose remaining sentence exceeds six months, shall be sent to the Diagnostic Center in Zagreb for professional assessment and the proposal of a sentence execution programme.

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