Probation

21.09.2010
Alternative Sentencing Conference, Tbilisi 23 September 2010

NORLAG, Penal Reform International, the Council of Europe, EU Rule of Law project and UNICEF will hold a conference on alternative sentencing 23 September 2010. The intention of the conference is to create awareness and discussion about community sentence as an alternative to imprisonment.

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.

PROJECTS >> Probation

Project on Probation

Penal Reform International together with European Commission Penitentiary and Probation Reform Project (PPRP) launched a project. The aim of the project is promotion of the Georgian Probation Service and discussion of problems and perspectives related to the issue. To achieve these goals PRI is holding round table conferences in different regions of Georgia, all together 10 of these kind of meetings are planned.

At the round table conferences representatives of local probation bureau attend, as well as local regional courts, prosecutor’s office, police, representatives of local NGOs, mass media and etc.

During meetings presentation of the new Probation Law is made. Discussions take place on the role of probation in the regions of Georgia and also regarding collaboration with different governmental and non-governmental organizations. Other important part of the discussions is development of probationers’ rehabilitation and review of the various problems and perspectives that they face.

Agenda 10 October 2007 – Round Table Conference on Probation (English)

Agenda 10 October 2007 – Round Table Conference on Probation (Georgian)

Participant list (English)

Participant list (Georgian)

Press Release - Round Table Conference for the promotion of the Georgian Probation Service and discussion of problems and perspectives (English)

Press Release - Round Table Conference for the promotion of the Georgian Probation Service and discussion of problems and perspectives (Georgian)