Detention conditions
Article 32
1. Detention shall generally take place in specialised facilities, including those in dedicated branches of other facilities. Where a Member State cannot provide for detention in such facilities and is obliged to resort to prison accommodation, the third-country nationals shall, to the extent possible, be kept separated from ordinary prisoners. 2. Detained third-country nationals shall have access to open-air space. Access to open-air space may be restricted for a limited period of time, if necessary and proportionate to ensure a well-functioning detention facility. 3. Third-country nationals in detention shall be allowed, upon request, to establish in due time contact with legal representatives, family members and competent consular authorities. 4. Particular attention shall be paid to the special needs of detained vulnerable persons. Emergency health care and essential treatment of illness shall be provided to detained third-country nationals. 5. Legal representatives, family members, competent consular authorities and relevant and competent national, international and non-governmental organisations and bodies shall have the possibility to visit any detention facility and communicate with the third-country nationals and visit them in conditions that respect privacy. Such visits may be subject to authorisation and other appropriate conditions, including prior issuance by a competent authority of an appropriate security clearance in accordance with national law. Member States may impose limits to such access by virtue of national law where such limits are objectively necessary for the security, public order or administrative management of the facility. 6. Third-country nationals kept in detention shall be provided with information which explains the rules applied in the facility and sets out their rights and obligations in a language they understand or are reasonably presumed to understand. Such information shall include information on their entitlement under national law to contact the persons or bodies referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5. 7. Third-country nationals identified as posing security risks pursuant to Article 13 may be placed under enhanced security arrangements within detention facilities, including stricter separation measures or increased supervision, for a period strictly necessary to manage the risk and facilitate their return.