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“In the past, convicts would go to court in droves for inadequate conditions and awarded them compensation. Now conditions are improving,” said Viktoras Davidenko, its director, when introducing the media to the renovated Vilnius correctional facility.
The head of the institution mentioned that most of those convicted denounced “privacy violations.”
Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius, who took part in a tour of the renovated correctional house today, explained what this means.
“Bathroom, where can you go, close the door. Where no one will see you, “said E. Jankevičius.
Valdas Kopūstas / 15min photo / Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius
The minister stressed that not only in the locations, but also in the premises rehabilitated for other purposes, there is now “more space” and people are no longer crowded together like herring in a barrel.
“According to the requirements, 3.6 square meters of space must be allocated per person. Now, actually, about 5 square meters per prisoner are planned in the Vilnius Correctional Center,” said the Deputy Director to the Minister.
On Wednesday, the tour participants visited, among other things, the showers in the new purpose building: the interrogation isolator.
“It would be interesting to see the showers too,” said E. Jankevičius, a member of the Government, as he walked through the corridors of the isolator.
“Here it is even better than in Pravieniškės”, the head of the Ministry of Justice immediately assessed the level of installation of sanitary premises.
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- After the closure of the remand center at Lukiškės prison, there was no remand center in the capital. It was the building for the temporary care of detainees that appeared in the Vilnius Prison on Rasų Street after this phase of renovation.
- The capital’s new remand center can hold 177 people at a time (arrested and sentenced, but not sentenced). There are around 400 more places in other buildings in the Vilnius Prison, where convicts who are already serving sentences after court sentences are held.
- More than 700 thousand were invested in the interrogation isolator. Most of the installation and repair work was carried out by convicts belonging to the Vilnius Correctional Brigade for a fee.
Minister E.Jankevičius is also quoted in the Ministry of Justice report released today: “The legacy of the past is being destroyed in correctional institutions.”
Today (September 3), the infrastructure of the remand center transferred from Lukiškės closed prison to Vilnius prison is being completed. The rebuilt facilities will provide inmates with the highest standards of hygiene, sanitation and domestic conditions applicable to such institutions, according to the TM report.
The modernization of prisons is eliminating large dormitory-style dwellings, punished by dozens or even dozens of people, and improving working conditions for officials. About a thousand new cameras will be installed this year.
Valdas Kopūstas / 15min photo / Vilnius Correctional Institution
“In the prison system, we seek to create conditions for prisoners to satisfy dignified social and domestic needs and to renounce the heritage of the past. A person is encouraged to change his behavior, to prepare for a new life in freedom, and in this process, the environment in which he spends his sentence, the opportunity to keep in touch with relatives and relatives are no less important, it is cited to the Minister of Justice, Elvinas Jankevičius. – In small cells, individuals are better isolated from each other and with possible side effects. Officials and psychologists can work more effectively with convicts and include them in resocialization programs. “
After the reconstruction of the Vilnius prison building, the dormitory rooms were transformed into chamber rooms. The distribution of the premises has been redesigned, the walls have been redesigned (8 cm monolithic reinforced concrete construction) to guarantee a minimum of 3.6 m2. m to 5 square meters. tide.
All rooms are equipped with a modern recuperative ventilation system, security, and smoke extraction and fire alarm systems. To enable inmates to read and work in natural light, the cells are equipped with daytime and nighttime lighting, and the cells in the cells are adapted for ventilation.
To respond promptly to calls from prisoners and detainees, or in the event of an accident, all cells are equipped with call and talk systems that provide immediate contact with staff.
Updated inventory for short and long-term meeting rooms, equipped kitchenette.
Valdas Kopūstas / 15min photo / Vilnius Correctional Institution
To ensure better and safer working conditions for officials, an emergency call system with quick response buttons has been installed to ensure the safety of officials. Workplaces are equipped with all necessary technical appliances.
After all the works are completed by the end of the year, 54 cells for 177 people will be installed in the detention center of the Vilnius Prison Center.
Earlier this year, a new Reception and Distribution Department was opened at the Vilnius Correctional Facility.
After the demolition of two disused production buildings on the territory of the Vilnius Correctional Institution, it is planned to build a new building in their place, which will be equipped with 2-3-place cameras for 200 people. An employment center for convicts and a practical training center for officers will be established here. The funds from the financial support provided by Norway will be used to build the body.
This year, LTL 2.8 million have been earmarked for state investment projects in the prison system. 2 million euros. euro for repair costs.
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