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The Czech Prison System

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 Legal Regulation
nAct  No. 169/1999 Coll., Prison Act, as amended amended.
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nAct  No. 40/2009 Coll., Criminal Code, as amended
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nAct No 141/1961 Coll., Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended
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n Prison Rules
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 Czech Prison System
nThe prison system = a system of State institutions.
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nThe Prison Service of the Czech Republic as a department of Ministery of Justice administers the
prison system.
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nThe Minister of Justice manages the Prison Service through  a Director General, who is responsible
to him for the operation of the Prison Service.
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The Prison Service
nis structured into Prison Guard, Judicial Guard and Administration Service.
nThe Prison Guard guards, transports and escorts detainees and convicts, guard detention houses,
prisons and  local prisons  and maintain peace in these facilities.
nThe Judicial  Guard maintan peace, security and safety in buildings of the Ministry of Justice,
courts and Public Prosecutor´s Office.
nThe Administration Service makes decisions within the framework of administattive procedures
according to special regulations and provides organisational, economic, educational and other
similar activities. The Medical Service is a part of the Administration Service.
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Types of Prison
nopen prison
nprison under supervison
nprison especially guarded
ntop security prison
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ndistinguished according to the method of external guarding and security.
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nspecial prison designed for juveniles
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Types of Prison
nWhen imposes a sentence of imprisonment, the court shall specify the type of prison in which the
sentence will be served.
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nThe court may also change the type of prison. Its decision depends on the convict`s behaviour
during the service of a term of imprisonment.
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Open Prison
nfree movement inside the institution without limits,
nas a rule, work is allocated outside the institution, the supervision of a tutor is performed at
least   once in the week,
n free movement outside the institutiton after  work without any supervision (sport, culture)  is
possible,
n as a rule, visits without surveillance are allowed.
n No special technical means and armed guards to prevent from escaping. The tutors perform the
control.

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Prison Under Supervision
nas a rule, the movement inside the institution under the supervision of an employee of   Prison
Service, free movement can be permitted,
nwork is allocated outside  the institution, supervision of an employee of   Prison Service is
performed at  least once in an hour,
nthe movement outside  the institution after  work (sports, culture),  is possible under  the
supervision,
nas a rule, visits without surveillance are allowed.
nNo special technical means and armed guards. The supervisors  perform the control.
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Prison Especially Guarded
nthe organized movement inside the institution under the supervision of an employee of  Prison
Service, free movement can be exeptionally permitted,
nas a rule, the convicts work inside the prison or outside the prison on the guarded workplaces,
the supervision of an employeet of Prison Service is performed once in 45 minutes,
nthe movement outside the institution after work (sports, culture) is possible under the
supervision,
nas a rule, visits with surveillance are allowed.
nSpecial technical means and armed guards.

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Top Security Prison
nthe organized movement inside the institution under the supervision of a guard,
nthe convicts work on workplaces inside the prison or in their cells, the supervision is performed
once in 30 minutes,
n free movement can not be permitted,
n as a rule, visits with surveillance are allowed.
nSpecial technical means and armed guards.

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Rights of convicts
nBasic social rights include regulary meal, bed and place for personal things, eight hours a day
for sleeping, time for personal ablution and cleaning, at least one hour for walking, adequate
spare time and medical treatment, clothes suitable for the weather conditions and sufficient to
protect their health.
nVisits, correspondence, using the phone and spiritual and social services are also granted.
nThe convicts can read books, newspapers, magazines, they can play games etc. They are entitled to
order daily newspapers, magazines and books at their own expense and may borrow various
publications including legal regulation. They also have the right to buy food and personal articles
in the prison shop. Each prisoner has the right to receive a parcel containing food and personal
articles weighing up to 5 kg, usually for his birthday and Christmas.
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Duties of convicts
nthe convicts have to keep order and discipline
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nFor example, it is prohibited to drink alkohol and use drugs, to gamble, to tatoo oneself or the
others etc.
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nPrisoners are obliged to work if prison have work for them to do.
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Programmes of treatment
nWorking activities: prisoners work either in prison`s workshops or manufacturing centres, or in
companies outside. nEducational activities: full–time study in prison`s schools, distance learning,
correspondence course, requalification. nSpecial educational acitivities: psychotherapy,
artetherapy, social treaning, socially - legal counselling.
nActivities of interests: hobbies, amateurs clubs
nExtramural activities: preparation for release
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Conditional Release/Parole
nthe court may release a prisoner on parole if  he has served  one-half  of the term of
imprisonment  or one-third of the term of imprisonment  (no particulary serious crime, no previous
conviciton to a prison sentence)
nIn cases of minor offence earlier
npersons who are sentenced for serious crimes, the list of which is given in CC + who are sentenced
to an exceptional term of imprisonment of between 20 and 25 years  after twothird of their sentence
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Conditional Release/Parole
nprobationary period up to three years (minor offence) and  between 1 to 7 years (crime)
nsupervision can be ordered and restrictions or duties can be imposed
nobligation to stay home during time defined in the judgment can  or
n obligation  to perform work for the public benefit or
nobligation to  pay some money for public benefit can be imposed
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Change into house arrest
nthe court may change the prison senctence into house arrest  if  the convict  has served
one-half  of the term of imprisonment which was imposed for minor offence
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Joint Execution of Imprisonment
nof mothers together with their children
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nup to 3 years of age (exceptionally up to 5 years)
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nnot in top security prison
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nspecial department since 2004
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