Wpływ Rekomendacji Zgromadzenia Rady Europy 1469 (2000) Matki i dzieci w więzieniu na polskie rozwiązania prawa karnego wykonawczego

Abstract

The article shows the specifi city of situations involving women serving a penalty of imprisonment. In recent years it has been noticed that the number of women committing offences has reached new heights. A close examination of this problem is essential since punishing woman, particularly mothers, with custodial sentences in a penitentiary, often leads to a sequence of adverse effects. In the interests of minimising those effects, one should consider avoiding the application of such custodial sentences where they involve pregnant women and mothers of small children. The article suggests legal solutions toward this end that are available both in international as well as domestic law.