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Original Language Title: Brīvības atņemšanas iestāžu iekšējās kārtības noteikumi

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 73 in 2002 (19 February. Nr. 8, § 9) penitentiary the internal rules Issued in accordance with the Penal Procedure Code of Latvia, article 11 of the fifth i. General provisions 1 the issues determined by the penitentiary of internal procedures.
 
II. adoption of the convicted custodial institutions 2. Persons who are sentenced to a fine, imprisonment (convict), a custodial institution shall adopt these authorities keep-Assistant Chief.
3. If convicted of the investigation moved from jail to a penitentiary institution, the sentence shall also forward his personal affairs. The sentenced person's case include the necessary information on the convicted.
4. the convict penitentiary institution recorded indicating his name and surname, person code, as well as the sentence beginning and end.
5. Money, valuables and securities shall be deposited in the convict penitentiary institutions (except the open prison) in financial documents, accounting.
6. the convict by custodial authorities a proposal of the administration shall notify the family or close relatives of his being given custodial authority and its address, as well as of the receipt of the mailing and response options, and meeting times (annex 1). Notice shall be given of the penitentiary institutions. A copy of the notification shall be accompanied by the sentenced person thing.
7. the sentenced splitting the Commission, taking into account the psychological compatibility of the convicted, determines where the custodial Department, unit and camera-convict deployable. The Commission decision shall be recorded in the minutes (annex 2).
8. alien convicted of custodial institution located in one language speakers in the inmates can communicate.
9. place the convicted prison authorities capture Department, where the convicted shall be raided and possessions, as well as a medical examination and sanitary processing. The search is made by the same staff member.
10. Search time to find things, sentenced preparations and substances prohibited to store, removed and destroyed, and draw up the Act of destruction. Forbidden to store belongings, articles and substances which have not been included in annex 3 of these rules.
11. Any items that exceed the norm, kept in a custodial institution or convicted of relatives.
12. The penitentiary institutions, the financial part of the record of a convicted money received shall be sentenced for carrying personal money card (annex 4) and the amount of money transferred to the penitentiary institution's deposit account at the Treasury.
13. The sentenced handed the money not voluntarily removed and transferred to the custodial authorities convicted the General account utilities and housing improvement.
14. The sentenced voluntarily surrendered not jewelry is removed and transferred to the State revenue service implementation, according to penitentiary institutions location. Received the funds transferred to the State budget.
 
III. ensuring the supply and Convicted 15. Inmates wear a seasonal personal clothing with a patch or a specific pattern clothing. Inmates who are serving sentences in the prisons of closed and semi-closed prison sentence mode for the lowest grade, wearing certain clothes sample (annex 5).
16. the convict can of personal funds to buy food and essential items (annex 6) custodial authorities store by visiting the order of the day at the designated time. Convict who served prison sentences in closed or partly closed prison sentence mode for the lowest grade, the goods under these rules referred to in annex 6 to the list of goods you can buy with the custodial authorities under the employees sentenced submission (annex 7).
17. the procurement of convict settlement with custodial authority accounting. Settlement of purchased goods is carried out with the transfer.
18. If convicted, suffering from tuberculosis, dutifully and do not violate clients custodial institutions internal procedures, in accordance with the opinion of the referring physician for additional nutritional need he in addition to penal procedure code of Latvia defined in the amount of money you can buy food for an amount up to 25 Lats per month.
19. The vitamins that are in accordance with the provisions of annex 6 is possible to buy the custodial authorities store, determined by the penitentiary authorities doctor.
20. If the convict is dead, sentenced personal money tab card specified amount of money, jewelry and personal items issued by his heirs and shall draw up a report.
21. If the heir is not convicted or the time limits laid down in the law after the discovery of the heritage they have not arrived, or have not demonstrated their heritage rights, money from a custodial institution deposit account the Treasury transferred to the State budget, but it passes the excercise of the State revenue service, according to penitentiary institutions location. Received the funds transferred to the State budget. For the rest of the belongings shall be drawn up and property destroyed.
 
IV. provision of hygiene convicted and compliance 22. Custodial authority provides convicted hygiene.
23. If a convict suffering from tuberculosis in the active form, sanitary processing him out separately from other convicts. After sanitary treatment room disinfected.
24. Men short trimmed hair, beard and mustache. With the medical Chief of permission are exceptions, if the convicted is the skull or facial trauma, which distort his appearance.
25. At least every seven days of sauna bathing or inmates in the shower, change underwear and bed linen.
26. Monthly wash sentenced outerwear.
27. Notiesātaj women are constantly available in personal care facilities, according to the agenda, convicted.
28. Those convicted, which puts the penalty isolator, allowed to take personal hygiene accessories. They are stored in a separate room and served only the toilet in time.
 
V. agenda convicted 29. Custodial institutions is determined by order of the Chief sentenced agenda.
30. The agenda determined by the continuous eight-hour sleep, mode of action and learning.
31. At least once a month, check the convicted external appearance, clothing, footwear and bedding. Check out custodial authority Chief.
32. The agenda within the time twice a day, morning and evening, but, if necessary, other times the number convicted — check.
33. the convicted who are serving prison sentences in closed and semi-closed prison sentence mode in higher grade and the average grade in open prison and correctional institution for minors, the numerically during the inspection in special places provided for inspection areas. If there is bad weather, with the custodial authorities supervising the Assistant Chief's decision to convict the numeric checking out accommodations. Partly closed closed the prison and the prison sentence mode for the lowest grade, fine izolatoro (in disciplinary izolatoro), as well as the hosting section of the numeric checking out through the cameras.
34. From numerical tests are exempt patients who have set the bed rest, inmates who relaxes by working shifts, and inmates who perform work that has a continuous cycle. Those convicted verify their location. Numerical verification of the liberated convict list approved by the prison authorities for the boss.
35. If convicted, the penalty isolator inserted their record penalty isolator convicted in the counting journal (annex 8). If convicted of the offences the penalty isolator has repeatedly fined the penalty isolator, inserting their record.
 
Vi. the convicted spiritual care 36. to ensure convicted spiritual care, chaplains and other custodial institution organises moral upbringing measures, educative lectures, discussions, interviews and musical performances. Moral education also includes chaplain organized religious activities, religious literature review classes, worship, sacraments and other ceremonies. Those convicted have the opportunity to learn self-paced.
37. With the custodial authorities permit the Chief education involving the registered religious and social organizations. If measures for bringing up more convicted, it would be necessary to hold the prisons administration chief or his Deputy.

38. Inmates who are serving sentences in the prisons of closed and semi-closed prison sentence mode in higher grade and the average grade in open prison and correctional institution for minors, on the agenda within the time independently can attend training measures organised in a custodial institution. If convicted the sentence being served in the prison closed and partially closed the prison sentence mode for the lowest grade, the prison administration shall ensure their upbringing to the event venue.
39. The religious and other correctional measures, except the confession, going on custodial institutions in the presence of the employee.
40. the convicted who have placed the penalty isolator, the clergyman attended only by a custodial authority Chief. The presence of a representative of the Administration in these cases is mandatory.
 
VII. The order in which convicts are allowed to use television and radio to 41. If you have received a custodial administration permission, inmates sharing premises cameras, you can use the personal small portable televisions and radios of the time specified in the agenda.
42. The costs of the electricity consumption of household electrical equipment shall be borne by the convict.
43. The penitentiary institutions sharing the premises of penitentiary administration, you can set up your tv and video equipment. Television and video equipment can be installed also on the convicted.
44. If inmates violates the established agenda, the penitentiary administration is entitled to a period of up to two months to remove the existing camera hardware and put into storage warehouse custodial institutions.
 
VIII. rules of conduct 45 convicted inmates. law-abiding, these provisions and the prescribed agenda. Those convicted are binding on all legal custodial administration instructions and custodial institutions Chief's orders.
46. Those convicted have the right to keep to herself the items and food products (annex 3) and quantity within the mix.
47. Inmates wear certain clothes or the sample allowed personal clothing with the patch. The patch is convicted in the first and last name, year of birth, as well as the number of units. Patch attached to the left side of the chest. Patch size may not exceed 40 x 90 mm. 48. Inmates maintained living space. Inmates who are serving sentences of imprisonment institutions, cleaning up the camera.
49. Sentenced-hard on the prison authority's property.
50. If convicted visits the prison administration, during a visit to the position of the convicted in the specified location. The guard reported the camera the number convicted.
51. The sentenced from lifting a bunk bed is arranged to suit a single sample.
52. If a custodial institution located inmates suffering from tuberculosis in the active form, the order of the day is the time allowed for them medical treatment, education and cultural activities, as well as, not less than two hours per day — for practice in the fresh air.
53. Inmates may not be without custodial administration permissions to use sildāmierīc and other electrical equipment.
54. The penitentiary institutions located schools, vocational schools and libraries, as well as cultural and sports events and worship time inmates accepted the companies comply strictly with the rules of conduct. Against the prison administration staff and visitors to inmates are treated decently, spoke with "you" and using the word "Sir" ("Lady").
55. Those convicted have the right to refuse from the diet, written notice of the penitentiary administration.
56. the Convicted who violates the regime set out in the Penal isolator, you can apply all of the Penal Procedure Code of Latvia provided for disciplinary action and security measures, including repeated insertion of the penalty isolator. The new disciplinary actions — repeated insertion penalty isolator — the beginning of the previous disciplinary action is considered to be the last day of the sentence.
57. the convict may apply to the penitentiary administration by oral or written submission. The application registers the convicted general order. In the adoption register convicted sentenced making journal (annex 9). At the request of the sentenced him to be taken without the presence of others.
 
IX. obligations 58. Sentenced convicted has the following responsibilities: 58.1. agenda a certain respect;
58.2. gently treat the custodial authority property;
58.3. work in the specified work;
58.4. maintaining order in the living space, sharing space and workplaces to observe personal hygiene;
58.5. confronted with the custodial authorities employees or officials, prison visits, greet them standing up;
58.6. be courteous to others convicted;
58.7. under the prison administration instructions subject to necessary health checks, investigations and vaccination;
58.8. using medication immediately after receiving a custodial institutions in the presence of the employee;
58.9. corresponding to follow the custodial authority provisions (compulsory to indicate the destination address, the sender's signature and does not avoid censorship).
59. Those convicted are banned: 59.1. arbitrarily leave their divisions (the circuit);
59.2. arbitrarily located objects or areas where inmates do not work or reside;
59.3. buy, make, use, or store the products and substances in the custodial institution is prohibited;
smoking is not allowed in 59.4.;
59.5. Dispose or return to use other personal items, products or substances, as well as purchased or loaned them from others;
59.6. play table or other games to gain material or other benefit (gambling);
59.7. tetovē yourself or other convicted;
59.8. use explicit words, slang words and expressions, give to others or give themselves nicknames;
59.9. deploy to the camera the walls, cabinets or other places not framed photos and clippings from magazines;
59.10. shroud their bunk to bunk, equipment, household, business or service spaces, as well as Exchange sleeping quarters with other convicted;
59.11. deliberately harm your health.
60. the convicted who fails or refuses to perform the obligations laid down in the disciplinary punishment in the Penal Procedure Code of Latvia, in accordance with the procedure laid down.
 
X. Contributions and the receipt of the shipment order 61. Pienesumo and consignments permitted to include only those items which are in accordance with the provisions of annex 3 can be found to the convicted.
62. the transfer of equipment to the Site where the person convicted for carrying money in the current contributions or contributions or post replacing (hereinafter referred to as the supplier of the site), you can freely enter the penitentiary administration at the specified time.
63. The provisions referred to in paragraph 62 of the room should be tables, stationary, checkweighing, chairs or benches and the box, which inserts the complaints and submissions.
64. Space in the place of the relevant extracts of the laws which determine the allowed range, the pienesumo contributions making arrangements, as well as personal criminal liability under the criminal law article 309.
65. the supplier contribution or Contributions of money or the current contribution to replace the consignment, together with the application (annex 10) two copies of a custodial institution shall transfer the employee. The sentenced person money tab card made the record amount of money and the money three days transferred to the penitentiary institution's deposit account at the Treasury.
66. The penitentiary authorities employee contributions in the presence of the supplier checks the response content and weight. After checking the contributions of one copy of the application shall be issued to the vendor of the contributions, and the other copy of the application to the convict after a signature of receipt of contributions.
67. If the response is in a custodial institution does not allow items, they shall be returned to the contribution to the supplier.
68. If the hidden contributions are placed in the custodial authority prohibited goods, products or substances, did not accept. If the contributions revealed weapons or drug, the contributions of the seize and deliver to the police.
69. the Convicted, who moved to a new penitentiary institution, the transfer of consignments of custodial institutions. Convicted, not be entitled to receive their shipment addressed to or who is released from prison authorities, the shipment shall not be issued, but sent back to the sender marked "consignment can not be served", indicating the reasons. If the convict is dead, he addressed the consignment shall be returned to the sender, indicating the reasons.
70. The consignment is opened and examined in the presence of the convicted, to which it is addressed.

71. From the post removed in a custodial institution prohibited goods, products and substances adopted in storage and notify the sender. When the year sending the property from the custodial institution is not taken out of the warehouse, shall be drawn up for the destruction and property destroyed.
72. The hidden money in the legislation shall be drawn up in the presence of the consignee. Money remitted to the applicable custodial authority account and use the utility and convicted domestic conditions.
73. If the consignment is removed from the items that convict could be used for criminal purposes, the penitentiary administration draws up legislation for their destruction and destroy these objects. If the consignment found weapons or drug, it shall inform the police.
 
XI. contact with convicted relatives and other persons 74. Meeting permit custodial authorities, on the basis of the application or the person sentenced in the application, which arrived for the meeting.
75. The meeting will be determined by the penitentiary administration in accordance with the Penal Procedure Code of Latvia provides for the duration of the meeting according to the degree to which the regime sentenced the specific sentence. Meeting participants meeting time may be shortened.
76. The prolonged meeting schedule draw up a month in advance.
77. before long rendezvous award checks the visitor and sentenced affinity. Visitors presented identity documents.
78. before the prolonged meeting visitors warned about the prohibition to transfer property, products and substances which are banned in a custodial institution, and explains the different custodial institutions. If the prison authorities in violation of, see.
79. Long tryst may be a visitor's belongings and clothing. If a visitor from viewing refuses, prolonged contact is not allowed. You can replace it with a temporary meeting or telephone conversation. The costs of phone calls be covered from funds or from the convicted person means by which a conversation takes place.
80. Long tryst with sentenced together at the same time you can stay for two adult and two minors.
81. Those convicted of being treated in the prison hospital in Latvia, enduring encounters are not allowed. Latvian prison hospital boss can allow seriously ill convicts of temporary encounters. Without such visits, including the number of the current meeting.
82. Convicts suffering from tuberculosis and treatment of Latvia's prison hospital, temporary permission pursuant to Latvia meets penal procedure code in my meeting count for the penal regime of custodial institution, if the referring physician.
83. the Convicted, who comes over to meet me, if necessary, before continuing the meeting issued clothing, footwear and underwear from custodial institutions Exchange Fund.
84. Before and after the meeting, if he is not convicted, get screened. Dating may take only hygiene and smoking accessories.
85. The prolonged meeting room may bring in food products, as well as goods, products and substances which are allowed to keep those convicted.
86. The meeting time to put convicted or prohibited visitor documents, notes, diagrams, drawings, letters and notes.
87. the prolonged meeting rooms from visitors to charge fees according to the custodial authority superior to the approved tariff. Received the funds transferred to the penitentiary institutions of the General Treasury account.
88. The first meeting of the convicted may allow the agenda within the time immediately after his transfer from the prison investigation. Subsequent encounters with the assigned interval, which is the number 12 divided by the appropriate mode of the intended meeting per year.
89. If convicted came from other penitentiary institutions take into account previous custodial authority granted the interview.
90. Lasting encounters during custodial administration released convicts from work or training.
91. In the case of natural disasters, quarantine or other exceptional circumstances, the meeting of authorization may be temporarily interrupted.
92. it is not allowed to sum up the meeting time or split one rendezvous time to multiple times. End the interview continue.
93. during its temporary meeting participants talk their language. If the custodial authorities, a representative of the Administration, this language can not control the content of the conversation may invite an interpreter.
94. Attendance, contributions and consignment tracking map (annex 11) recorded visits, as well as the sentenced him and determine the contributions. If sentenced to another custodial institution or released, the records on the occasion of the sentenced person's case.
95. Based on the written submissions of the sentenced and the custodial authorities Chief's permission, temporary and long encounters can be replaced by phone calls (one interview is replaced by one of the phone calls). The costs of phone calls be covered from funds or from the convicted person means by which a conversation takes place.
 
XII. employment bans convicted 96. Convicted of employing prohibited: 96.1. works associated with video equipment, radiotehnik, computer equipment and communications equipment;
96.2. a salesperson, accountant, cashier, food and industrial goods storekeeper's work, as well as complex and valuable equipment in the work of the storekeeper and other posts relating to material liability;
posts that contain 96.3. convicted under should be in a custodial institution.
 
XIII. the possibility of temporarily sentenced to leave the custodial authority 97. the penal procedure code in the cases provided for in the custodial authority may allow the convicted boss temporarily leave the custodial authority.
98. the Convicted, which allowed temporarily to leave the penitentiary institution, issued a personal certificate (annex 12). Convict penitentiary, returning authority certificate passes the penitentiary authorities caught the Assistant Chief. Such a certificate stored in the sentenced person's case.
99. The penitentiary authorities sentenced the Chief may give guidance on the action or behavior that must be followed, temporarily leaving the penitentiary authorities.
100. the custodial authority boss may temporarily prohibit the grant of permits to convicted temporarily to leave the penitentiary institutions of the territory (in open prison — for a period of up to three months in jail and semi-closed correctional institution for minors up to the end of the term of punishment) if convicted: 100.1. without valid reason, the custodial institution is back with a delay;
100.2. after the expiry of that period, get to a custodial institution with the custodial authorities or police officers in the convoy, and if this case does not qualify as an escape from prison;
100.3. the deprivation of liberty is back in alcohol, the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances under the influence;
100.4. temporary absence has committed administrative offences.
 
XIV. Officials convicted and imposes disciplinary incentives apply to 101. The penitentiary administration has the right to apply those convicted Penal Procedure Code of Latvia provided incentives and disciplinary action.
102. no disciplinary action for those convicted and incentives can be applied to the custodial authority Chief, his Deputy and the custodial authority Chief.
103. The penitentiary authorities sentenced the Chief may apply the following incentives: 103.1. expressing gratitude;
103.2. allow to receive additional mailings or contributions, but not more than six additional mailings or contributions for a year;
103.3. in addition to the set temporary or lasting meeting but not more than six additional meeting per year;
correctional institution 103.4. minors: allow to leave the custodial authority of parents, or custodial authorities escorted employees for up to eight hours;
before the time of 103.5. delete past disciplinary measure imposed.
104. The penitentiary authorities sentenced the Chief can impose the following disciplinary actions: 104.1. to express a warning;
104.2. rebuke;
104.3. for a period of up to one month ban to buy food;
104.4. to prohibit the current contributions or consignment;
104.5. prohibit the current meeting;
open prison — 104.6. for a period of up to three months to leave the Administration to ban the specified territory;
104.7. sentenced, who served jail sentences, insert a fine insulator up to fifteen 24-hour;
104.8. convicted, who served up a fine institution for minors, put the disciplinary isolator for up to ten 24-hour.
105. The penitentiary institutions, Deputy Chief and Chief of the convicted can express gratitude and alert. Thanks and the convicted be expressed verbally.

106. the custodial authority Deputy Chief and the Chief is entitled to submit to the authorities of the custodial supervisor, proposals for other inducements and the application of disciplinary sanctions against the convicted.
107. This rule 103.2, 103.3, 103.4.. and 103.5. incentives referred to be expressed with the custodial authorities superior order.
108. For this rule 104.2 104.3 104.4,.,.,.,., 104.5 104.6 and 104.7.104.8. disciplinary measure referred to the imposition of a custodial authority Chief accepts a written decision (13 and 14).
109. If the infringement can be terminated only by inserting a fine sentenced isolator or disciplinary isolator, but custodial authority boss is absent, the penitentiary institutions keep-Assistant principal, order the sentenced isolation for a period not exceeding 48 hours.
Prime Minister a. Smith Minister for Justice i. Labuck Note: the wording of the entry into force of the provisions by 28 February 2002.


3. the annex to Cabinet of 19 February 2002, the Regulation No. 73 articles and food products, which can be located at sentenced. plate, 1 Bowl, mug, spoon and a towel.
2. Seasonal clothing, headgear and footwear.
3. Underwear, socks, gloves (one pair) and handkerchiefs.
4. Room and gym sneakers (one couple).
5. Personal hygiene items: toilet and household soaps (two pieces), shampoo, toothbrush (one), toothpaste (one), plastic comb, SOAP dish, Pocket mirror, wardrobe and shoe brush, shoe Polish, threads, cassette, mechanical or electric razors for the machine (one), before and after shaving creams, face and hand creams, other cosmetics that don't contain alcohol (one package).
6. Spectacles, contact lenses, dentures, if you have a doctor's permission, a crutch.
7. Writing paper, exercise books (five), pencils, pens, envelopes, stamps, newspapers, magazines, books (seven) (except for the literature on fight sports, weapons, pornography), letters and photographs.
8. the documents and notes in connection with criminal proceedings, a copy of the judgment, receipts for the money deposited, belongings and valuables.
9. Tobacco products, gas lighters and matches.
10. small tv set (screen size up to 37 cm diagonal), small fridge, radio without sound recording capabilities and hardware without the possibility of connection of external relations.
11. Women: personal hygiene accessories, cosmetic preparations, not containing alcohol, lingerie (according to penitentiary institutions with those of the Chief).
12. Factory-made electric water heater and electric extension cord (one).
13. The penitentiary authorities store bought foods.
Minister of Justice i. 6. Labuck attachment Cabinet February 19, 2002 regulations No 73 products and items that you can purchase the convict penitentiary institutions store 1. Bread and bread products.
2. Milk products.
3. Dried and semi-dry meat, its preparations and bacon.
4. Salted fish, which do not require heat treatment, and dried fish.
5. All types of canned food (dairy, meat, fish, vegetable and fruit preserves).
6. sugar, sugar substitute and confectionery.
7. Vegetables, fruits, purees, jams, jam, honey and nuts.
8. Tea, coffee, cocoa, dry bouillon concentrate, mineral water, juice, and soft drinks.
9. Office supplies.
10. Tableware (plates, bowls, spoons, cups) and polyethylene bags.
11. Matches, gas lighters, and tobacco products.
12. Pocket mirrors, coat and shoe brushes, shoe Polish, threads, shampoo, SOAP, toothbrush, toothpaste, face and hand cream, plastic Combs, SOAP dishes, cassette, motor or electric razors, before and after shaving creams, other cosmetics that don't contain alcohol, and personal hygiene accessories.
13. electrical extension cord and electric water heaters.
14. Board Games.
15. Batteries (radio) and calling cards.
16. the vitamins.
Minister of Justice Labuck of I.