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Criminal Detention Database

Date of creation
Practice area
Criminal lawFundamental rights
Type of self-learning material
Other
Target group
Court interpreters and translatorsCourt staffJudgesLawyersOtherProsecution office staffProsecutors
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Description

The Criminal Detention Database 2015-2022 combines in one place information on detention conditions in all 27 EU Member States as well as the United Kingdom. It does not ‘rank’ EU Member States, but informs - drawing on national, European and international standards, case law and monitoring reports – about selected core aspects of detention conditions: including cell space, sanitary conditions, access to healthcare and protection against violence. The database should be especially useful for judges and legal practitioners involved in cross-border cases.