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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Prison Act CCXLIf more lenient enforcement rules are applied the convict may also receive their visitor outside the law enforcement institution. During the term of separation any communication with visitors shall be permitted in a special security room or through a special safety device. During the execution of solitary confinement, the convict may not receive visitors, except for the pastor as well as the future employer, the probation supervisor and the representative of the charity, in order to prepare for the release. The convict may receive visitors at least on a monthly basis. The conversation between the convict and the visitor may be monitored, and the convict and visitor shall be informed about such an option. If it is reasonable for the security of the law enforcement institution, then the commander of the law enforcement institution may ordain to the convict to speak to the visitor in a security speaking cabin or through fences. The methods of contact in prisons are: correspondence, electronic mail, telephone conversation through the telephone line provided by law enforcement institution or the detainee’s cell phone, Internet-based phone calls and Internet-based video telephone, sending and receiving packages, accepting visitors, reception of visitors outside the law enforcement institution, evening-out possibilities and leave (for a predetermined period). The letter correspondence is unlimited.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2021However, the NPM has repeatedly pointed out that telephone and electronic contact cannot replace the possibility for prisoners to see their relatives in person, and that, therefore, if it is feasible to do so without significant risk of infection, taking the necessary precautions, during the course of an epidemic, the possibility of visiting should be provided. Report details