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Art. 2 Federal Law of October 5, 1984 on the Contributions of the Confederation in the Field of the Execution of Sentences and Measures (LPPM) - Scope of Application
Art. 2 LPPM · Scope of Application
The Confederation subsidizes, within the limits of the allocated credits, the construction, enlargement, and transformation of the following public and private facilities: a. establishments designated for the execution of penitentiary and imprisonment sentences (art. 37 of the Swiss Penal Code, SPC); b. specialized establishments and divisions designated for the execution of short-term custodial sentences (art. 37a and 39 SPC); c. establishments designated for the implementation of security measures, when they fall under an authority competent for the execution of sentences and measures (art. 42 to 44 SPC); d. labor education homes for young adults (art. 100a SPC); e. specialized divisions of establishments where offenders are placed, pursuant to the penal code, when these establishments do not fall under an authority competent for the execution of sentences and measures (art. 40, 42 to 44, and 100a SPC); f. specialized institutions for conditionally released individuals or those on probation, or sentenced with suspension (art. 38, 41 and 45 SPC); g. institutions for children and adolescents, when they are essential for the execution of a penal measure or when at least one-third of the total days of stay are accounted for by persons placed under the penal code (art. 82 et seq. and 89 et seq. SPC).
The Confederation may subsidize the construction, enlargement, and transformation of institutions that specialize in children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 22, whose social behavior is severely disturbed, when they also host persons placed under the penal code.
The Federal Assembly approves a multi-year commitment credit by way of a simple federal decree for the subsidies allocated pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.