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The pilot rehabilitation complexes for inmates

Central Board of Prison Service ·Poland

€58m
Grant awarded
Justice
Programme
4 November 2020
Signed

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The objective of the project is to improve the correctional services in Poland.&nbsp; The project focuses on establishing 5 pilot correctional complexes, training of staff, work experience and implementation of reintegration programmes and inter-institutional cooperation. The project is divided into three modules: </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Module 1</strong> - construction of 5 pilot correctional complexes, each consisting of a pilot prison/residential pavilion, a production hall and a half-way house for inmate rehabilitation. The prison pavilions will provide necessary infrastructure so that sentences can be served in humane conditions in line with CPT standards. Prisoners will have the possibility of working while serving the sentence. The investment will allow&nbsp;to streamline the principle of progression in punishment and seamless penal system. This should entail the convicted person’s stay in a penal institution followed by accommodation in a half-way house accompanied by a rehabilitation programme; engagement of personnel trained according to modernized training programmes; and close cooperation of the prison system with third parties implementing tasks in the justice chain area. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Module 2</strong> - training of penitentiary staff responsible for conducting penitentiary programmes in accordance with the adopted innovative model. Training for prison staff will be proceeded by preparation of prison staff competence profiles, identification of competence gaps and preparation of curricula. They will receive practical training in the new prisons after completion of the training courses. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Module 3</strong> - support of probation through the development of the risk/needs assessment system for estimating the risk of re-offending among inmates and through changes in criminal law, sanctioning the existence of such a risk/needs assessment tool. Training of staff will be provided. Moreover, training on&nbsp;the use of&nbsp;alternative sanctions will be provided for penitentiary judges, probation officers and prison service personnel.</span></span></p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The scope of bilateral cooperation was defined on the basis of numerous discussions held between the partners at the project preparation stage and included: internship visits to Norway and Romania attended by 188 people, participation in the Ambassadors Programme (including training in Poland, Norway and Belgium), presentations by the Norwegian partner during training and conferences organised by the Academy of Justice, visits by the Norwegian partner to Poland, and curriculum consultations. A total of 72 people took part in the online seminars, while 116 people took part in study and internship visits.

Project partners

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