CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN   |   37/2017

Article 120: Contact with the family and friends

1For the purpose of re-integration into society and reduction of negative social consequences of restriction of liberty, the child sentenced to imprisonment and the detainee child shall enjoy same rights related to the establishment of contact with the family and the social group.

2The child sentenced to imprisonment and the detainee child shall be effectively guaranteed the right to regular and frequent relations with the family, the person of their choice and social group as well as the right to receive correspondence, unless this goes contrary to the best interest of the child.

3The child shall have the right to:

a8 visits per month by family members/friends and, as an incentive, 2 bonus visits per month. If the family members and the friends are unable to visit the child within the scheduled time period, the competent body shall ensure the right to visit the child at a time convenient to them and the child;

b4 visits per year to the family and bonus visits as an incentive;

cat least 1 visit due to health or emotional problems;

çnot less than 4 phone calls per month, free of charge, where each phone call shall not last more than 15 minutes, and, as an incentive, unlimited phone calls at one’s own expenses; If the child lacks financial means, this right shall be guaranteed free of charge by the competent body where the child is placed;

d4 video-conferences per month and, as an incentive, 2 additional video-conferences per month;

dhunlimited number of letters and parcels;

epersonal TV and radio;

ëspending from own personal account, on monthly basis, to buy food, personal equipment and other goods, from a store inside the territory of the rehabilitation premise.

4The child entitled to the rights foreseen by this article shall be guaranteed the right to privacy.

5The manner of fulfilment of the rights according to this article shall be foreseen in the General Regulation of Prisons.

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