Tbilisi. The socialization-rehabilitation group of Criminal Justice Reform Inter-Agency Coordination Council held a meeting on May 30th at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel. The main aim of the meeting was to discuss the rehabilitation issues of the people being in conflict with the law both inside the prison system and outside of the prison once released. The meeting also focused on determining the main directions and priorities for developing effective rehabilitation programs and on agreeing on the action plan of the state agencies. 

The strategy and action plan of socialization-rehabilitation of the convicts and ex-convicts have been elaborated and the strategy implementation group has been established in the frames of the meeting. CHCA has become a member of the psycho-rehabilitation and education and employment working groups. The Centre for Crime Prevention of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Penitentiary Department of the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia and National Probation Agency will coordinate the activities of the working groups.

Source: Abkhazeti’s page in the social network.