i. Right to correspondence International Standard As per the international standards, prisoners shall be allowed under necessary supervision to communicate with their family and reputable friends at regular intervals, by correspondence.38 A detained or imprisoned person shall have the right to correspond with members of his family.39 In-country Legislation The in-country legislation provides for the right of suspected and accused persons to correspondence. In particular, the law on the Procedure of the Detention40 and the Internal Regulations41 enshrine the right of suspected and accused persons to correspond and use writing material. Suspected and accused persons shall be allowed to correspond with their families and other persons without any limitations on the number of telegrams or letters, both received and sent.42 The monitoring revealed that in 17.1% of cases, detainees were not able to correspond with their families or other persons since they had no pens or paper. ii. Right to receive visits International Standard According to the international standards, prisoners shall be allowed under necessary supervision to communicate with their family and reputable friends at regular intervals, both by correspondence and by receiving visits.43 An untried prisoner shall be allowed to inform immediately his family of his detention and shall be given all reasonable facilities for communicating with his family and friends, and for receiving visits from them, subject only to restrictions and supervision as are necessary in the interests of the administration of justice and of the security and good order of the institution. 44 In-country Legislation The domestic law provides for the right of suspected and accused persons to receive visits. In particular, the Law on the Procedure of the Detention enshrines the right of a prisoner to receive visits from his family and other persons.45 The law allows no more than two visits per month each lasting 30 minutes to three hours. Any visit shall be allowed against a written permission from the person in charge of the case and be controlled by staff of detention institutions.46 As per the Internal Regulations, suspected and accused persons shall have the right to receive visits from their attorneys, family and other persons.47 A visit shall be allowed against a written permission from the person in charge of the case, which is valid for one visit only. A TDF detainee may only receive a visit from one person at a time not including children under 16.48 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 43 Standard minimum rules. Rule 37. Body of Principles. Principle 19. Law on the procedure of the detention. Art. 16. Internal Regulations. Par. 3.1. Law on the procedure of the detention. Art. 19. Standard minimum rules. Rule 37. Body of principles. Principle 19. Law on the procedure of the detention. Art. 16. Law on the procedure of the detention. Art. 17. Internal regulations. Par. 3.1. Internal regulations, par. 4.17., 4.18. 26