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The District Prison in Novi Sad shall in the future allow all interested convicts to participate in
literary, drama, arts or music groups or any other activities, regardless whether the individual
goals set for them include such activities or not.
The District Prison in Novi Sad shall undertake measures to give all persons deprived of liberty
access to copies of relevant regulations which govern the enforcement of penal sanctions in a
language they can understand.
The District Prison in Novi Sad shall allow detainees to receive visits of minimum one hour in
duration, in accordance with the applicable regulations.
The District Prison in Novi Sad shall allow all convicts to receive visits in a designated visiting
room once every two months.
The District Prison in Novi Sad shall fit the room for visits by close persons with additional
elements (a table, chairs, armchairs etc.) and shall regularly maintain the room and the bathroom
in a sanitary condition. The District Prison in Novi Sad shall adapt the room for visits by close
persons so that it can be used for visits by children.
The District Prison in Novi Sad shall adapt the content of the sanitary packs to suit the needs of
women.
The facility shall hire a sufficient number of paramedics to ensure the presence of minimum one
person with medical qualifications at the facility on a 24/7 basis and at all times (on weekdays,
on weekends and on public holidays). The facility shall ensure that a physician specialised in
psychiatry (or neuropsychiatry) is present at the Facility minimum twice a week for at least four
hours, to provide an integrated approach to health care through the inclusion of a psychiatrist in
the multidisciplinary team.
The Facility’s physician shall forthwith present the allegations of the injured person about the
way in which the injuries were sustained and the physician’s opinion on the origin of the injuries
in the existing Record of Injuries.
The Facility’s physician shall submit periodic written reports to the warden concerning the health
condition of convicts, with recommendations for their physical activity. Copies of the written
recommendations shall be kept at the Facility’s outpatient clinic.
The facility shall provide all currently missing equipment. Furthermore, the facility shall
consider the procurement of any other equipment identified as lacking by its officers.
District Prison in Novi Sad shall modify the “General Medical Examination Sheet” in heading 5,
“Existing Conditions and Objective Examination upon Admission”, sub-heading “Objective
Examination” by removing the printed text which implies and prejudices a normal result.
Taking into account the fact that the facility’s physician is required to submit periodic written
reports to the warden concerning the health condition of convicts for the purpose of assessing
the health status of persons deprived of liberty, they should be subjected to periodic medical
examinations. Therefore, taking into account the available professional resources of the Health
Care Department, the facility shall prepare a plan and perform regular (periodic) examinations
of persons deprived of liberty at intervals not longer than three months. Such examinations must,
as a minimum, cover all aspects included in the initial medical examination, with any additional
measures undertaken as appropriate taking into account the health status of individual inmates.
The findings of such regular (periodic) examinations shall be notified in writing to the Facility’s
warden minimum once a year.
The facility’s physician shall, without delay, describe in detail any injuries sustained by inmates
in all instances of bodily harm by using the statutory medical documentation in accordance with
the rules of the medical profession, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the infliction of
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