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Video calls and phone access for prisoners
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- Prisoners in open and closed prisons can now, after a specific assessment, get permission for a video call with a child.
- Video calls in closed prisons are recorded and deleted no later than after 3 months.
- Decisions about phone access are made by the prison district, which in the previous executive order was called the prison and probation area.
- When: The executive order will enter into force on 15 November 2026.
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Sources and original
Official title (in Danish)Bekendtgørelse om adgangen til at telefonere for indsatte, der udstår fængselsstraf eller forvaring i institutioner under Danmarks Fængsler (telefonbekendtgørelsen)
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 11 November 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 13 November 2026
- Enters into force · 15 November 2026In 2 days