authorised by them, exclusively if there is a possibility it may constitute risk for legal order,
security of the establishment, centre or shelter, public morality or may negatively influence
the trial or the process of resocialisation of a juvenile. If case of such content, a letter shall
not be delivered, which is communicated to a juvenile and relevant family court, with
justification. Juvenile has the right to submit a complaint according to art.38 38. The letter
is included in personal files of a juvenile.
§ 4 A principal o fan establishment, centre or shelter, mentioned in § 1 may restirict or deny
a juvenile contact with outsider world, only if such contact poses risk for legal order, the
security of the establishment, centre or shelter or may influence negatively the tria lor the
proces sof resocialisation of a juvenile.
As a result of analysis of internal documentation of the visited establishments
for juveniles, the National Preventive Mechanism representatives recommanded to
create internal regulation regarding the rules of visits in the establishment. In the
Salesian Care Centre in Różanystok, the visit rules were not specified in the charter
nor in the regulation. Only the inmates rights comprised the right to contact family and
to protect family ties, with respect to limitations resulting from the charter and internal
regulations of the establishments and the right to family and friends visits, if there are
no counter-indications on the part of a court. The was no special place for visitors. In
the Youth Care Centre in Jawor, the question of visits was resolved in a similar way.
The NPM representatives assessed positively regulation of the Youth Care Centre in
Szczecin, which inter alia did not restrict the inamtes contact with their families. and
friends.
In response to the information on the activities undertaken by National
Preventive Mechanism in the Salesian Youth Centre in Różanystok, the establishment
head informed on creation of regulation on visit rules. It is available on the
establishment website.
The visiting persons were concerned with the provision of one of regulations
that an inmate is entitled to have guests only if they behave well. The only reasons for
limiting or banning an inmate contact with outside world were enumerated in Article
66 § 4 of act on juvenile deliquence. Therefore, it is impossible to limit this right based
on the behaviour.
The NPM representatives were also concerned with the over-control of inmates
letters in the visited establishments (YCC in Szczecin, YCC in Kielce, YCC in
Podzamcze.) The juveniles who were interviewed stated that all letters they send and
receive are controlled. The practice constitutes a breach of Article 66 § 3 of the Act on
juvenile deliquence. The establishments heads promised to respect the provision based
on the relevant recommandation.
In one of the establishments, the inmates admitted during an interview that they
may use a telephone in the tutor’s Office (YCC in Bielice.) The National Preventive
Mechanism representatives were informed that there is a time limit for inmate calls to
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