Overcrowding

18.06.2010
Georgia and OPCAT implementation

The first report of Georgia’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) provides detailed information on the state of Georgia’s Prisons, highlights problems associated with overuse of imprisonment and overcrowding and poor access to healthcare

09.02.2010
Presentation "Causing Factors of Juvenile Offenses"

10 February, 2010. The meeting will be held in Rustavi Rehabilitation Center in the framework of the project “Establishing Rehabilitative Schemes for Juvenile Offenders in Georgia”. The juvenile probationers, participating in the project, will present the results of the research regarding the causing factors of offense among juveniles.

14.12.2009
Working Meeting within “Small Grants Initiative” (16.12.09)

A working meeting is organized by Penal Reform International (PRI) in the framework of the project ’Small Grants Initiative’. The project is sponsored by Norwegian Mission of Rule of Law Advisers to Georgia (NORLAG) and is being implemented by PRI.

PROJECTS >> Overcrowding

Seeking Possibilities for Alleviation of Prison Overcrowding in Georgia 2006-2007

The purpose of the project is to research the causes and adverse effects of overcrowding in Georgian prisons, to seek solutions through informed debates and discussions around the issue involving civil society and government bodies, to influence legislation. Public awareness, including among judges and government, will be raised as to the social costs of imprisonment and value of alternative measures; The project will bring about better understanding of the causes and extent of prison overcrowding, hopefully reducing counter-productive legislative and other initiatives; start informed debates to seek solutions. The working group established under the project and recommendations prepared will become guidelines for the Government on how to deal with the prison overcrowding problems and for judges’ training.