CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN   |   37/2017

Article 116: Living conditions and nutrition of children

1Special care shall be shown to the living conditions and nutrition of the defendant/sentenced child as compared to the conditions of other defendants and sentenced persons.

2The living conditions and nutrition must be in accordance with their age, situation and special needs of the child.

3The Institution of Execution of Criminal Sentence for children shall make sure that the sentenced children exercise their right to move independently inside the institution’s territory, under the rules defined in the daily schedule and individual programme for serving the sentence.

4The child sentenced to imprisonment shall have the right to facilities and services that meet all the conditions for the human health and dignity. Facilities and services include:

athe sleeping area which consists of an individual bed in a separate room, unless it is necessary that the child shares the bedroom which may be monitored without causing any stress to the child;

badequate and clean individual bed that is suitable for the climate;

ca shelf where to keep personal items; and

çadequate clean sanitary premises which observe the need for privacy and special needs of child’s gender.

5The sentenced child shall be allowed to wear own clothes provided they are suitable and in compliance with the respective rules. If the child has permission to leave the premises where sentence is being served, the child shall not wear any clothing that identifies the child as a sentenced person.

6The sentenced child shall have the right to be provided with adequate water and food with nutritional values relevant to the age and special needs of the child.

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