Article 521 of the Criminal Procedure Law

  Criminal Procedure Law

The detainees will be, if possible, separated from each other.

If separation is not possible, the Investigating Judge or Court will take care that people of different sex or couriers do not meet in the same prison, and that young people and non-recidivists are separated from those of mature age and from repeat offenders.

For this separation, the detainee's level of education, his age and the nature of the crime charged will be taken into account.

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Article 521 of the Criminal Procedure Law refers to the separation between detainees. For this, education, age, or the nature of the person will be taken into account. crime that is charged to him.

Article 521 of the Criminal Procedure Law is found within Title VI, dedicated to summons, detention and provisional prison. More specifically in Chapter IV on the exercise of the right to defense, the assistance of a lawyer and the treatment of detainees and prisoners.