22. May 2009
The imprisoned person is entitled to at least one long-term visit of up to 3 days within half a year. Long-term visits can take place with the spouse, parent, grandparent, child, adoptive parent, adoptive child, brother or sister.
A long-term visit with the cohabitant is allowed only where the imprisoned person and the cohabitant have common children or a shared household or where they have lived together for at least 2 years prior to the beginning of serving the prison sentence.
For long-term visits there is a separate room complex at the prison with sleeping, cooking and washing facilities. Dishes and bed linens are available. Payment for the use of a room intended for long-term visits shall be made according to the procedure provided by the prison administration. Dishes and bed linens are available. To a long-term visit one may take along the things which the imprisoned person is allowed to possess in prison (See §§ 58-59 of Prison Rules of Internal Procedure).
The visitor must certainly have an identification document with him/her.
The imprisoned person submits the application for a long-term visit at least one month prior to the requested time of visit. Granting the permission shall be decided within 2 weeks from the submission of the application and the monthly schedule of visits shall be drawn up on the basis of acceded applications.
Long-term visits are not allowed for imprisoned persons in the reception ward or open prison as well as to imprisoned persons serving a disciplinary penalty in confinement.
Arrested persons cannot apply for long-term visits.
Long-term visits are governed by § 24 and 94 of the Imprisonment Act and by Chapter 9 of Minister of Justice Regulation No 72 of 30 November 2000 “Prison Rules of Internal Procedure.”
