Statsrådets förordning om fängelse

Chapter 1: General provisions.

This section says the regulation applies to enforcement of prison sentences, and also to certain military-court arrest sentences enforced together with a prison sentence.

Rikosseuraamuslaitos is responsible for enforcing the sanction referred to in section 1(1) and 1(2); the bailiff handles tasks related to starting enforcement of fine-conversion punishments; documents may also be sent electronically between the authorities.

Tuomioistuimen päätösilmoitus toimii myös väliaikaisena täytäntöönpanokirjana.

Rikosseuraamuslaitoksen täytäntöönpanoyksikön on selvitettävä, onko tuomio täytäntöönpanokelpoinen. Jos tuomittu on vangittu hovioikeudessa poissaolevana, yksikön on annettava etsintäkuulutus.

The enforcement unit must send execution documents and related information to the correct prison or enforcement office, depending on where the convicted person is held or lives.

Jos tuomitun asuin- tai oleskelupaikka on tiedossa, Rikosseuraamuslaitoksen on lähetettävä hänelle kirjallinen kehotus ottaa yhteyttä yksikköön määrättyyn aikaan. Tuomittua voidaan kuulla myös henkilökohtaisesti tai etäyhteyksin.

If the sentenced person is heard in person, a decision may be made on the reporting date and placement prison, and a sentence plan may be prepared.

Matkakustannukset korvataan antamalla tai postittamalla matkalippu tai maksamalla kustannukset ilmoitetulle pankkitilille, maksuosoituksena tai muulla vastaavalla tavalla.

The bailiff must decide the prison reporting time and placement prison for a person sentenced to conversion of a fine, and must notify the enforcement unit; in some cases it must also notify the prison region assessment centre.

A responsible enforcement unit must notify the enforcement unit if it considers the convicted person is fleeing or must be wanted under the prison-law condition.

When sentence enforcement begins, notice must be given to the unit commander or General Staff in the cases referred to in section 1(2); for Border Guard personnel, notice is given to the Border Guard headquarters.

If the convicted person accepts the judgment before it becomes final and consents to execution, the consent must be notified in the presence of an impartial witness, and the court and the convicted person’s counsel must also be informed.

A person due to serve conversion punishment must be informed of the right to pay the fine within five business days.

Tulotarkastuksesta on merkittävä ylös tietyt tiedot, ja tarkastuksessa laaditaan omaisuusluettelo.

The prison sentence plan must include specified background information, contents, security-related items, prison placement, and possible release/supervision details.

Sijoitusvankila vastaa rangaistusajan suunnitelman täytäntöönpanosta ja valmistelee vangin valvottua koevapautta tai ehdonalaista vapautta varten. Vankilan on seurattava suunnitelman toteutumista, käsiteltävä se vähintään kolme kertaa vuodessa ja tehtävä tarvittaessa esitys suunnitelman muuttamisesta arviointikeskukselle.

The authority responsible for prisoner transport must prepare a prison pass containing specified details, and the court must prepare one when a prisoner is brought to court by summons.

A prisoner must be placed in activities to meet the goals of the sentence plan, taking the prisoner’s individual needs and the prison’s available resources into account.

In open institutions, professional work follows the general working-time rules; other activities are limited to 8 hours a day and 35 hours a week, and inmates must be given a meal break.

Siviilityön lupa voidaan antaa määräajaksi tai toistaiseksi, ja luvan ehdoissa on määrättävä useista käytännön asioista. Rikosseuraamuslaitoksen on lisäksi valvottava ehtojen noudattamista riittävästi.

A placement outside prison must be based on a written agreement between the prison, the placement site, and the prisoner, and the agreement must cover the required terms and limits.

Opintoluvan ehdoissa on määrättävä useista asioista, ja Rikosseuraamuslaitoksen on valvottava ehtojen noudattamista riittävällä tavalla.

A permit for supervised outside activity may be granted for a fixed period or indefinitely, and its conditions must cover the activity’s content, route, and any contact conditions.

Vangin haltuun annettavaa omaisuutta voidaan tarkastaa, ja sen pitää sopia säilytettäväksi asuinhuoneessa.

Electrical devices given to a prisoner must be inspected by a suitably trained person, at the prisoner’s expense, and the inspected device must be sealed.

When a prisoner is transferred to another prison, the prisoner must take care of fragile items and may only have property during transport if that property is allowed in prison.

Prisoners must be given a weekly opportunity to buy food and other personal-use goods, and special rules apply for in-canteen purchases and outside orders.

If a prisoner wants to obtain items or supplies from outside the prison, the prisoner must first make sure they can be kept in the prisoner’s possession or stored in the prison.

Prison work and activity pay is calculated by hours, with set hourly rates for activity pay classes and possible piecework payment if agreed in advance.

Avolaitosten ammattityöstä maksettavan palkan on oltava vähintään suojaosuuden suuruinen, ja palkkaluokille on säädetty tuntisummaa. Perehdytysjaksolta voidaan maksaa toimintarahaa. Rikosseuraamuslaitoksen valvonnassa tehdystä vankityöstä muulle kuin Rikosseuraamuslaitokselle maksettava palkka on vähintään neljännen palkkaluokan mukainen.

Prisoners are entitled to allowance money of 0.30 euro per hour during regular work and activity time when they do not participate, or 0.15 euro per hour if they do not participate for their own reason.

Prisoners on disability leave are paid a usage allowance: 0.30 euros per hour for the first three days, then usually 70% of the prior activity allowance; special rules apply after a work accident and for prisoners previously paid wages or work-based allowance.

During fixed-term release from participation obligation, a prisoner is paid activity allowance based on the allowance class received before release; in some cases it is the third class or 70% of that amount.

Food and upkeep compensation is deducted from prison wages at set rates, with no charge for overtime hours.

If inmates are paid food money for self-catering, the rules in section 34(2) and section 36(1) apply.

Certain meal charges are not collected from prisoners in specified situations, and fixed daily amounts are set for meals and ingredients.

Letters and other postal items for prisoners must be checked carefully, sent on promptly, and prisoners must be told about mail distribution times and the prison mailing address.

When a prisoner’s sealed letter or other postal item is opened, the opening must be recorded, and the prisoner must be notified; the opening may be notified by marking the item or, in some closed settings, by a general notice. Items found during opening must also be recorded.

Prisoners must have access to a list of the authorities and bodies that oversee the prison or its staff and human-rights oversight bodies they may complain to under international agreements.

Calls that are listened to and recorded must be documented with the prisoner’s name, the phone number involved, the decision-maker, and the basis for the decision.

Permit conditions for mobile phone use may include limits on time and place of use, storage, checking and monitoring log files, and sending text messages; the permit must state how phone use is monitored.

Vanki must explain the important reason for using email.

A prisoner must explain the important reason for internet use. A permit may be granted for one or several important reasons, and it may be fixed-term or open-ended.

In a closed prison visit, a structural barrier may be placed between the prisoner and the visitor, and its height and design must be set to meet order and security needs. In visits arranged separately from other prisoners, the barrier must also prevent handing over items and physical contact.

A child visit must be arranged in a space without structural barriers between the prisoner and the child, touching is allowed, and supervision must take the child's best interests into account.

A meeting-ban decision must state the banned visitor’s name, the reason and duration of the ban, the prisoner(s) affected, the prison(s) covered, and who made the decision.

A prisoner applying for leave for an important or very important reason must explain the application, file it well before the requested leave time, and the application must be handled without delay.

Poistumisluvasta tehtävään päätökseen merkitään luvan tarkoitus, lähtö- ja paluuajat, oleskelupaikkakunta, valvonta ja muut ehdot sekä ehtojen rikkomisen seuraamukset.

When calculating leave-permit travel time, the purpose of the permit, the means of transport, and other factors affecting travel duration must be taken into account.

Prison leave travel costs are paid from state funds in certain cases, and escort costs are paid only when the escort is a Criminal Sanctions Agency official.

Suspected prison order infractions must be reported to the security officer, and the hearing officer, witness, and person heard must sign the record where required.

A disciplinary matter must be recorded in a protocol listing specified details, including the prisoner, the incident, statements, the decision, any reduction, and execution time and place.

A prisoner personal search must be recorded in the search protocol with the listed details.

Special inspection decisions and inspection minutes must include specified details about the place, timing, responsible person, grounds, decision-maker, participants, detainees, found prohibited items, and where they were found.

A decision ordering a person search must record the prisoner’s name, the basis for the search, where it is carried out, who made the decision, and when the basis was told to the prisoner; items found in the search must also be recorded.

The inspection protocol must record specific details about a person inspection.

A decision removing a person from prison premises must record specified details about the person, the removal, the officials involved, and the time and place.

Arrest and detention decisions must record specified details, including the person’s information, time and place, grounds, officers involved, notice timing, and any police instructions.

Rikosseuraamuslaitos decides the type, quantity, and ammunition for force and restraint equipment used by officials.

Certain prison service officers may carry a firearm only in the listed situations, and it must generally be carried unloaded and out of sight.

Firearms and ammunition must be kept in a locked place, and a prison-specific inventory list must be maintained; the security officer must supervise storage and lending out.

The reasons and duration for a prisoner’s restraint must be recorded.

Tarkkailussa olevan vangin oikeuksia voidaan rajoittaa, ja hänen on käytettävä vankilan antamaa vaatetusta. Vangille voidaan antaa joitakin esineitä, tupakointimahdollisuus, ja tietyt toimet järjestetään erillään muista vangeista.

Observation placement must be recorded, including specified details, and any extension plus its reasons must also be recorded.

In isolation supervision, the prison must monitor the inmate closely, search them before placement, provide prison clothing unless special monitoring clothing is required, and provide bedding; it may also allow certain items, smoking, radio/TV, and separate visits.

Tarkkailuvaatetuksen on oltava vangille sopivan kokoinen, ja vaatetus on vaihdettava tietyin välein sekä aina sen likaantuessa. Vangille on myös järjestettävä mahdollisuus peseytymiseen päivittäin ja aina vaatetuksen likaantuessa.

Eristämistarkkailusta on tehtävä kirjaukset, ja jos tarkkailua jatketaan yli kuusi vuorokautta, myös päätös, perusteet ja henkilönkatsastuksessa ilmenneet seikat on kirjattava.

A separated prisoner must have outdoor exercise and washing separated from other prisoners, and visits may also be arranged separately from other prisoners.

Erillään pitämistä koskevaan päätökseen on merkittävä tietyt tiedot, kuten vangin henkilötiedot, peruste, täytäntöönpanopaikka, lausunto sekä alkamis- ja päättymisajankohta.

If a decision can be rectified by a prisoner, convicted person, or prisoner’s visitor, the decision must include rectification instructions.

A rectification request must state the decision being challenged, what part of it is being contested and how it should be changed, and the grounds for the request.

A prisoner must attach supporting documents to a rectification request if those documents have not already been submitted to the authority.

If the regional director or administrative court decides that a postponement appeal suspends execution, they must notify the criminal sanctions region assessment center without delay.

Before a rectification request is decided, the official who made the decision must be given a chance to comment. For decisions about punishment time, a comment is not needed unless required because the matter is unclear or for a similar reason.

A rectification decision must be served in the way laid down in the Administrative Procedure Act.

Before a prisoner’s possible supervised trial release or release on parole, a release plan must be prepared as part of the sentence plan.

A prisoner must be released on the last day of imprisonment between 7:00 and 17:00, unless an individual case justifies a deviation for transport or similar reasons.

Kun henkilö päästetään ehdonalaiseen vapauteen, hänelle on annettava vapauttamisasiakirja; myös rangaistuksen kokonaan suorittaneelle vangille, sakon maksaneelle tuomitulle sekä muuntorangaistuksen tai arestirangaistuksen suorittaneelle on annettava todistus.

This section says the regulation enters into force on 1 May 2015 and repeals Government Decree 509/2006.