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Legal instruments & key provisions
| Legal instrument | Key provision |
|---|---|
| ct No. 169/1999 Coll., on the Execution of the Punishment of the Deprivation of Liberty (zákon o výkonu trestu odnětí svobody) | All detainees must follow a special programme of treatment (program zacházení), which defines the goals of execution of the punishment of the deprivation of liberty. The content of the programme of treatment is determined by professional staff for each detainee individually and is approved by the director or his/her deputy. The programme aims in particular to minimise the identified risks that were or are related to crime or that may affect the committing of a crime in the future. The programme describes the activities that a detainee is required to perform, including work, recreational, and educational activities. |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
| Year | Recommendation | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | [Pre-trial] detention facilities in the Czech Republic do not provide employment for the detainees. [...] I am convinced that employment may be a way to ensure the expansion of the programme of meaningful activities for detainees in the future. It is necessary to realize that the non-employment of detainees has a great impact on their social sphere. Detention can lead to loss of employment, resulting in the inability to pay for current expenses such as rent, which has the additional negative impact of loss of housing. At the same time, the lack of employment also threatens the detainee's entire family if the detainee was and is the main earner. Detainees usually cannot make purchases at the prison canteen or provide themselves with the necessary medicines and other basic necessities of life without outside help. Recommendation: seek ways and opportunities to employ the detainees. | Report details |