1. The transitional age category for inmates shall be determined as follows: a. The juvenile who has reached the age of eighteen (18) years and has not exceeded the age of twenty-one (21) years, and has been transferred from the juvenile institution to the penal institution to complete the execution of the sentence. b. The inmate who has reached the age of eighteen (18) years and has not exceeded the age of twenty-one (21) years, and has been placed in a penal and correctional institution. 2. Penal and correctional institutions must designate private places for inmates of transitional age, where they must not mix with other inmates in the institution. 3. The transitional age category stipulated in Clause (1) of this Article may be amended by a decision issued by the Minister.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.