CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 4. Places of Arrest and Detention

Places of arrest and detention shall operate within the structure of authorized government bodies of the Republic of Armenia.
Places of arrest and detention shall be established, reorganized or liquidated by decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia.


Article 5. Use of Correctional Facilities for Keeping Persons under Arrest or Detention

Convicts serving their sentences in correctional facilities, who are suspected in or charged with a new crime, may be kept in specially equipped sections of the same facility, in isolation from other convicts.
Persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article may be transferred to medical facilities on the grounds specified in the legislation, on the basis of a doctor’s conclusion, by a decision of the head of the facility, and in accordance with procedures set out in this law.


Article 6. Transfer of Persons Kept in Places of Detention to Places of Arrest

If it is impossible to move a detainee from the place of detention every day to conduct investigative activities and court examination outside the place of detention, the detainee may be transferred to a place of arrest for a period of up to 3 days by a decision of the investigator, prosecutor or the court.
In cases specified in the first part of this article, as well as in the case when it is impossible to move a detainee back to the place of detention on time because of a lack of transportation, the detainees shall be kept in the place of arrest in accordance with procedures and in conditions required for detainees.


Article 7. Moving of Detainees

Detainees shall be moved accompanied by a convoy in special means of transportation. During the moving, detainees must be protected from public interest as much as possible.
In the interests of investigation, detainees shall be moved separately from other detainees or arrestees by a decision of the body conducting the criminal proceedings.


Article 8. Timeframes for Keeping Persons under Arrest and Detention

The timeframes for keeping persons under arrest or detention shall be defined by the Criminal Procedural Code.


Article 9. Regulations of Places of Arrest and Detention

Regulations adopted in places of arrest and detention shall ensure the isolation of arrestees and detainees, protection of their rights and proper implementation of their obligations, as well as fulfillment of tasks set out by the Criminal Procedural Code.
The staff of places of arrest and detention shall be responsible for ensuring that the regulations are implemented; the staff shall be held accountable for not performing their duties or not performing them to the fullest.


Article 10. Internal Regulations of Places of Arrest and Detention

Internal regulations shall be created with the aim of ensuring the implementation of regulations in places for arrest and detention. These regulations shall regulate the admission of arrestees and detainees, their rules of behavior, lists of objects and articles that arrestees and detainees may not possess, procedures for confiscating the forbidden articles, conducting inspections, visits, correspondence, handing over parcels to arrestees and detainees, deliveries and packages, daily routine and other issues deriving from this law.
The administration of places of arrest and detention shall be required to inform arrestees or detainees about the particular facility’s internal regulations. Arrestees and detainees may request additional information regarding internal regulations.
Internal regulations shall be approved by the head of an authorized government body (henceforth, the authorized body).