SPPRH - Strengthening the prison and probation reforms, provision of health care and treatment of patients in closed institutions in the Republic of Moldova

The Project “Strengthening the prison and probation reforms, provision of health care and treatment of patients in closed institutions in the Republic of Moldova” (“SPPRH Project”) with the duration of 36 months (March 2021 – February 2024) is funded through and is in line with the strategic priorities for co-operation as formulated in the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova for 2021-2024.

The Project builds on the achievements of the previous Council of Europe Action Plans for the Republic of Moldova, notably, results of the projects implemented between 2015 and 2020, namely, the Programme “Promoting a human rights compliant criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova” (01 March 2018 – 28 February 2021) and the Project “Support of the Criminal Justice Reforms in the Republic of Moldova” (2015 – 2018). The Project is also focused on further consolidating the achievements of the Norwegian Mission of Rule of Law Advisers to Moldova (NORLAM) activities in country completed in June 2017.

The Project is aimed at supporting the enhancement of the prison management practices, the improvement of the quality of the provision of health care to inmates (including mental health care), supporting the probation in raising its profile, promoting the value of community sanctions and measures among all actors of the criminal justice system and strengthening of treatment programmes and protocols for patients in psychiatric establishments (including forensic patients).

Main intervention areas will cover policy/legal framework, institutional and practical implementation levels, and the expected results of this Project are the following:

Management of prisons is further improved to better support the prisoners’ rehabilitation: integrating modern prison management methodologies and tools, and further increasing the prison staff skills and knowledge on human rights of persons deprived of liberty;
Quality of the provision and organisation of health care services (including mental health care) for inmates are further enhanced in line with European standards: developing specialized tools, policies and improving the material medical conditions in prisons;
Strengthened institutional capacity of Probation Service and multidisciplinary co-operation with other actors through more effective implementation of community sanctions and measures in support of offenders’ social reintegration: strengthening the capacities of Probation to treat medium and high-risk offenders and fine-tuning the inter-institutional cooperation;
Strengthened treatment of patients in psychiatric establishments (including forensic patients) in line with European standards: enhancing the treatment programmes and protocols and improving the knowledge and skills of staff in applying them within multidisciplinary teams.

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Back Council of Europe supports prison and probation reform and improvement of health care in closed institutions in Moldova – 5th Steering Committee meeting

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Council of Europe supports prison and probation reform and improvement of health care in closed institutions in Moldova – 5th Steering Committee meeting

23 June 2023 – The fifth Steering Committee meeting of the Council of Europe Project “Strengthening the prison and probation reforms, provision of health care and the treatment of patients in closed institutions in the Republic of Moldova” was held online.

Representatives of the Ministries of Justice and Health, the National Administration of Penitentiaries (NAP) and the National Probation Inspectorate (NPI) took part in the Steering Committee meeting with the Council of Europe to discuss progress of the initiatives carried out with the Project’s support. The members of the Steering Committee and the Project’s beneficiaries also informed about the changes introduced at policy, legislative and institutional levels of the criminal justice and public health systems in the first half of 2023, as well as their priorities for the second half of the year.

The results achieved with the support of the Project were presented, including: finalisation of the Policies and Standard Operating Procedures in respect of dynamic security, vulnerable prisoners, inter-prisoner violence and criminal subculture among young detainees; two new courses of the NAP Training Centre – on prison management for senior staff and on the work with juveniles and young adults in detention; recommendations for amending regulations with the view to improving nutrition of both healthy detainees and those with a medical condition; provision of 48 electronic monitoring bracelets to the NPI to support implementation of non-custodial sentences; and training of NPI facilitators on delivery of a new course as part of initial training of probation counsellors.

Moreover, the Council of Europe informed the Steering Committee members that an extension of the Project’s duration by 10 months, i.e. until 31 December 2024, had been granted.

Further on, the priorities for the next phase of implementation were discussed and the operational Work Plan of the Project for July 2023 – February 2024 was presented and approved.

Finally, the Project’s beneficiaries expressed their appreciation of the continuous support offered by the Council of Europe and reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation with it.

The Project has a duration of 46 months and is financed through the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova (2021-2024).

Building on the achievements of the Council of Europe Programme “Promoting a human rights compliant criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova” (2018 – 2021), the Project aims at supporting the enhancement of the prison management practices, the improvement of the quality of the provision of health care to inmates (including mental health care), supporting the probation in raising its profile, promoting the value of community sanctions and measures among all actors of the criminal justice system and strengthening of treatment programmes and protocols for patients in psychiatric establishments (including forensic patients).