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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Ministerial Decree No. 14/2014 (XII. 17.) on the disciplinary liability of detainees [14/2014. (XII. 17.) IM rendelet a büntetés-végrehajtási intézetben fogvatartott elítéltek és egyéb jogcímen fogvatartottak fegyelmi felelősségéről]The reintegration of the convicted person shall be supported by the correctional institution, with a focus on achieving reintegration goals, particularly through education, vocational training and further education. To enhance the effectiveness of reintegration, the correctional institution shall provide opportunities for participation in cultural, recreational, sports, as well as personalized personality development, therapeutic and rehabilitative programs, and programs aimed at recognizing the consequences of criminal acts, assuming responsibility for them, and seeking restitution for the damages caused.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2023The NPM’s prison monitoring reports often highlight serious staff shortages. The NPM corroborates that staff shortages have a detrimental effect on staff-detainee relationships. The NPM has repeatedly stated that staff shortages and the resulting overtime creating substandard working conditions for staff members often jeopardises the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. Health and supervisory departments are reported to be the most difficult areas to staff. For example, in the Tiszalök National Prison, in 2020, 10 of the 25 posts in the Health Department were vacant, i.e. 40% of the posts (including the head of the department and 3 specialist doctors). Report details