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331.1 JVVOEP CH-ZH

Art. 106: Penal Enforcement Ordinance (PEO)

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Art. 106

1. Convicted persons receive sufficient and healthy food, the composition of which takes into account their religious affiliation. Special dietary food and additional meals are only provided upon instruction from the prison doctor.

2. Convicted persons may only possess and consume medications approved or prescribed by the doctor of the correctional facility. Convicted persons serving their sentence in semi-detention or external work programs must present a medical certificate for medications.

3. The possession, consumption of, and trade in alcoholic beverages, non-prescribed medications, as well as narcotics or similar psychoactive substances, is prohibited. The correctional facility arranges for the necessary controls.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (5)

VB.2025.00080 · zh (Art. 106 Abs. I JVV)
Convict's Appeals on Recusal Refusal, Public Hearing Denial, and Custody Suitability Upheld
The decision concerns a matter related to the execution of sentences and measures, which is governed by this provision.
VB.2019.00627 · zh (§ 106 Abs. III JVV)
Hair Sampling for Work Release Inmate Upheld
This specific subsection of the JVV is listed among the legal norms directly underlying the final decision on the complaint regarding substance control.
VB.2019.00627 · zh (§ 106 JVV)
Hair Sampling for Work Release Inmate Upheld
This provision is cited in the legal norms section corresponding to the court's decision to dismiss the complaint regarding the hair sample collection for drug and alcohol control during correctional supervision.
VB.2019.00627 · zh (§ 106 Abs. III JVV)
Hair Sampling for Drug Testing in Supervised Release Upheld
This provision is cited in relation to the legal basis for the hair sampling procedure.
VB.2019.00627 · zh (§ 106 JVV)
Hair Sampling for Drug Testing in Supervised Release Upheld
This provision forms the basis for the decision regarding the drug and alcohol consumption ban surveillance measures applied to the appellant.