Education in Education in Croatian prisonsCroatian prisons

General situation:General situation:

The total accommodation capacity of The total accommodation capacity of prisons and imprisonment prisons and imprisonment inin Croatia Croatia amounts to less than 4amounts to less than 4..000 000 places. places. Currently, there Currently, there is located about 5000 is located about 5000 inmates in all categories. Looking at inmates in all categories. Looking at annual level, annual level, about 20.000 prisoners about 20.000 prisoners of various formal and legal status of various formal and legal status annually annually pass through the system pass through the system (prisoners, detainees, convicts).(prisoners, detainees, convicts).

Prisons in Croatia are Prisons in Croatia are located in 14 cities:located in 14 cities:

ZagrebZagreb GospićGospić PulaPula ŠibenikŠibenik OsijekOsijek RijekaRijeka SplitSplit

VaraždinVaraždin BjelovarBjelovar DubrovnikDubrovnik KarlovacKarlovac PožegaPožega SisakSisak ZadarZadar

Education:Education: Penitentiary in accordance with Penitentiary in accordance with itsits

capabilities, capabilities, can can organize basicorganize basic and and vocational training vocational training as well asas well as acquiring acquiring additional job skills for inmatesadditional job skills for inmates.. For For prisoners who haveprisoners who haventnt completed primary completed primary educationeducation, the same can be organised , the same can be organised up up to twenty-first year of lifeto twenty-first year of life.. Education in Education in literacyliteracy ofof illiterate inmates are organized illiterate inmates are organized independently of age. The training is independently of age. The training is organized in the prison and outside prison, organized in the prison and outside prison, in accordance with the regulations.in accordance with the regulations.

Higher education:Higher education:

Universitiy Universitiy educationeducation can be can be provided to provided to prisonersprisoners at their own at their own expense, if the educationexpense, if the educationalal program program can be can be coordinatedcoordinated with thewith the security security reasons.reasons.

Education programmesEducation programmesOur Ministry of Education have Our Ministry of Education have

approoved the following education approoved the following education programmes for inmates:programmes for inmates:

programprogrammeme for elementary education of for elementary education of adultsadults

Training for basic Training for basic skillsskills in cooking in cooking Training for servingTraining for serving skills in skills in hospitality hospitality Basic qualification, assistant cook – waiterBasic qualification, assistant cook – waiter Basic qualification, cook – waiterBasic qualification, cook – waiter Basic qualificationBasic qualification, , room mroom maidaid Basic qualification, Basic qualification, SSewingewing

Vocational training:Vocational training:

For vocationalFor vocational training in one or more training in one or more prisons prisons the following the following workshopsworkshops are are organizedorganized: agricultural, metal-working, : agricultural, metal-working, catering, graphics, tailorcatering, graphics, tailoringing, , gravel gravel workshops, quarry, maintenance, wood workshops, quarry, maintenance, wood workshop and service station for a workshop and service station for a technical review. According to technical review. According to estimatesestimates,, vocational training is vocational training is available for around 40% of inmates.available for around 40% of inmates.

Basic questions:Basic questions: How How to maketo make the system of training in the system of training in

prisons available to all prisoners?prisons available to all prisoners? How to extend the system of education in How to extend the system of education in

prisonprisonss with with more competitive more competitive contentcontent?? Who should conduct the evaluation of the Who should conduct the evaluation of the

employment success after serving the employment success after serving the sentences?sentences?

How to successfully connect the prison How to successfully connect the prison system with the employment services system with the employment services and and incentive measuresincentive measures for employment? for employment?

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prisonprison

Main problems:Main problems:

According to the principal of the According to the principal of the prison in Rijeka, there is no prison in Rijeka, there is no education programme in this facility. education programme in this facility. The reason is mainly lack of financial The reason is mainly lack of financial resources. Another problem is resources. Another problem is shortage of staff, “know-how” to shortage of staff, “know-how” to apply and participate in EU projects apply and participate in EU projects and knowledge of foreign languages, and knowledge of foreign languages, especially english.especially english.