Dutch Legislation

Chapter V

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Freedom of movement

Custodial Institutions Act (Pbw) (Penitentiaire beginselenwet) · Articles: 9

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Freedom of movement

19 Article 19

The enforcement of a custodial sentence or a custodial measure in an institution shall take place within a community regime, unless placement in an…

20 Article 20

Detainees who have been placed in a communal regime shall, as much as possible, be afforded the opportunity to participate in activities with other…

21 Article 21

Detainees who have been placed in an individual regime shall be provided with the opportunity to participate in activities. The director shall…

22 Article 22

The extent to which a detainee is afforded the opportunity to participate in activities is partly dependent on the extent to which the detainee has…

23 Article 23

The director may exclude a detainee from participation in one or more activities:

24 Article 24

The director is authorised to place a detainee in solitary confinement on the grounds mentioned in Article 23, paragraph 1. Solitary confinement…

24a Article 24a

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

25 Article 25

If the execution of the isolation in the institution or department in which it has been imposed encounters serious objections, it may be undergone in…

26 Article 26

A detainee may, pursuant to the third and fourth paragraphs, be permitted to leave the institution.