Dutch Legislation

Chapter IX

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Disciplinary sanctions

Custodial Institutions Act (Pbw) (Penitentiaire beginselenwet) · Articles: 7

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Disciplinary sanctions

50 Article 50

If an official or employee observes that a detainee is involved in acts that are incompatible with the order or safety within the institution or with…

51 Article 51

The director may, on account of the commission of acts as referred to in Article 50, paragraph 1, impose the following disciplinary sanctions:

51a Article 51a

The director may, if this is necessary for the protection of the mental or physical condition of the detainee, determine that a detainee who is…

52 Article 52

If the enforcement of confinement in a disciplinary cell in the institution or department in which it was imposed is not possible or encounters…

53 Article 53

A penalty may be imposed in whole or in part conditionally. The probationary period shall be at most three months.

54 Article 54

The director shall keep a record of every imposition of a penalty or any amendment thereof.

55 Article 55

The detainee upon whom the disciplinary punishment of confinement, as referred to in Article 51, paragraph 1, under a, has been imposed, is excluded…