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Estonia

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Legal instrument Key provision
Imprisonment ActPrisoners, detained persons or persons held in custody have the right to file complaints with an administrative court against administrative acts issued or measures taken by a prison on the bases and pursuant to the procedure provided for in the Code of Administrative Court Procedure, provided that the prisoner, detained person or person in held custody has previously filed a challenge to the prison service or the Ministry of Justice, and the prison service or the Ministry of Justice has rejected the challenge, satisfied the challenge in part, denied the challenge, or failed to adjudicate the challenge during the term.
Imprisonment ActDetainees can have a lawyer of their own choosing, or can apply for state-appointed lawyer. In both cases, confidentiality of meetings and correspondence is respected. Violation of the confidentiality constitutes infringement of human right to defence.

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