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Serbian prison officials visited penitentiary institutions in Germany
BELGRADE 31 May 2002
BELGRADE, 31 May 2002 - A delegation of 6 prison officials from Serbia visited the penitentiary institutions in Hannover, Celle and Vechta, Germany in the middle of May. The visit took place within the framework of the Stability Pact for South East Europe in co-ordination with the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) - in its efforts for the support of prison reform in the country - and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation.
This was the first visit of Serbian prison officials to foreign prisons after 12 years.
The study visit was titled "Contemporary ways of execution of sanctions and management in prisons" and was organized "by practitioners for practitioners". It gave the opportunity to the Serbian prison officials to have professional discussions and to exchange experiences on specific or general questions of prison administration, with their German colleagues. The goal of the visit was to increase the international co-operation in the field of the execution of criminal sanctions as well as to examine a wide range of problems and to consider the most fruitful approaches for future development.
In order to better understand how prisons in Germany are organized and managed, the group visited the High Security Penal Institution in Celle, the Penal Institution for Women and the Penal Institution for Juveniles in Vechta, as well as the Penal institution in Hanover including the prison for custody to secure deportation from the country.
The delegation also met relevant counterparts such as the Lower Saxony representative of the Ministry of Justice, Secretary of State, the representatives of the Committee Execution of Penal Sanctions of the Assembly of Lower Saxony, and the representatives of the Higher Regional Court at Celle.
This was the first visit of Serbian prison officials to foreign prisons after 12 years.
The study visit was titled "Contemporary ways of execution of sanctions and management in prisons" and was organized "by practitioners for practitioners". It gave the opportunity to the Serbian prison officials to have professional discussions and to exchange experiences on specific or general questions of prison administration, with their German colleagues. The goal of the visit was to increase the international co-operation in the field of the execution of criminal sanctions as well as to examine a wide range of problems and to consider the most fruitful approaches for future development.
In order to better understand how prisons in Germany are organized and managed, the group visited the High Security Penal Institution in Celle, the Penal Institution for Women and the Penal Institution for Juveniles in Vechta, as well as the Penal institution in Hanover including the prison for custody to secure deportation from the country.
The delegation also met relevant counterparts such as the Lower Saxony representative of the Ministry of Justice, Secretary of State, the representatives of the Committee Execution of Penal Sanctions of the Assembly of Lower Saxony, and the representatives of the Higher Regional Court at Celle.