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Press release: Prisons Free of Suicide Cases
The Council of Europe and the European Union continue to support the further enhancement of skills of Georgian prison psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers in administering Suicide Prevention Programmed (SPP) in prisons. As a part of the support, on-site supervision of multidisciplinary...
Regional workshop “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Eastern Partnership Countries”
A Regional Workshop “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Eastern Partnership Countries” took place on 22-23 June 2016, at the Radisson Blu Kiev Hotel in Kiev, Ukraine. The Regional Workshop brought together high officials of the Ministries of Justice of Armenia, Moldova and...
Round Table “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Moldova”
A Round Table “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Moldova” took place on 22 April 2016, at the Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel in Chisinau (Moldova). The Round Table brought together representatives of the Ministry of Justice, penitentiary service, People Ombudsman and other...
Regional Conference “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Eastern Partnership Countries”
A Regional Conference “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Eastern Partnership Countries” took place on 18 February 2016, in Tbilisi (Georgia). The conference brought together representatives of the Ministry of Corrections of Georgia and Ministries of Justice of Armenia, Moldova...
Training for Trainers on “Combating Prison Overcrowding in Eastern Partnership Countries”
On 4 and 5 February 2016 Training for Trainers on “Combating Prison Overcrowding in Eastern Partnership Countries” has been conducted in Kyiv (Ukraine). The training has gathered 14 trainers charged with training of prison and probation staff from four countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)...
Working Meeting on Prison Overcrowding in Kyiv
Combating prison overcrowding and use of alternative sanctions and measures has been a challenging issue for the Eastern Partnership countries during last decade. In order to move effectively from punitive to rehabilitative execution of criminal sanctions, overcrowding of prisons must be...
European Prison Rules
