Slovenia

Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia

GENERAL PART

Chapter Ten
FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIMINAL SANCTIONS

Status of the Offender during Serving the Sentence of Imprisonment

Article 85

(1) Persons against which criminal sanctions are being implemented may be deprived of or have their constitutional and legal rights encroached upon only as far as is necessary for a particular sanction to be implemented.

(2) A person against whom a criminal sanction is being implemented shall not be subjected to torture or any other form of cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment. Any person who has suffered such treatment shall have the right to legal redress.

(3) The offenders shall be subjected to humane treatment, their personal dignity shall be respected, and their physical and mental integrity shall be protected.

(4) Appropriate health care shall be ensured for the offender as well as treatment of drug or alcohol abuse with his consent.

Keywords

Enforcement of sentences imposed
Treatment of prisoners - international treaty standards
Conditions of imprisonment / detention - international treaty standards



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