INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Example: A complainant 288 serving in Doboj Prison claims that his human rights are breached and he discriminated and abused because of his religion. In addition to that, he is entitled to the use of out-op-prison benefits and he has a positive opinion of the competent social welfare center and the police administration. During the investigation the Doboj Prison furnished the Ombudsman with its opinion 289 whereby they claim that it was correct that the convicted person had gained the right to apply for the benefits outside the establishment, but at that moment before the Regional court of Doboj new criminal proceedings against him are taking place. On the other hand his application is refused temporarily waiting the confirmation of data provided by the Police letter that the mentioned person also has a Croatian citizenship (and that there is a danger that he might escape). After that the prisoner started his hunger strike insisting to be transferred to another prison, Orašje or some other prison in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 97 October 2019 the prisoner was transferred to Foča Prison in Republika Srpska based on a decision of the Ministry of Justice of Republika Srpska. Example: A complainant 290 claimed that he was serving his sentence of three years in Sarajevo Prison under a judgment of the Court of BiH. He emphasized that he was entitled to the benefits out of prison as he had served a half of his sentence. He applied three times addressing the competent police administration, but the answer was negative. During the investigation Ombudspersons received a letter from the Sarajevo Prison management 291 which reads as follows ”..at the beginning of December the application of the mentioned convicted person was processed and he was granted out-of-prison benefits starting from 14 December 2019...” 7.3.4. Prison labor Among the most effective forms of treatment of convicted persons on their path to resocialization is their work engagement. The prison work by convicts is treated as an integral part of the treatment and it must be purposeful and not degrading. The purpose of work is to enable to convicted persons to acquire, maintain or increase their working skills, so that, if possible, they can earn some income after their release making use of the acquired skills. Penitentiary institutions are obliged to take into account the physical and mental characteristics of convicts, their inclinations and abilities, and professional qualifications when determining the type of work. A convicted person may work in the institution and outside it, and they receive compensation for that work. In this way, convicts provide a significant source of income through their work engagement, which they can send to their families. Ombudspersons think that prison institutions should he Ombudsmen make additional efforts in order to improve the work engagement of persons serving prison sentences in accordance with objective possibilities. For example, in some penitentiary institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the work of convicts on agricultural goods (greenhouse production) provides a certain amount of food needed to feed the inmates. 292 Ž-SA-07-657/19 289 A document no. 03-241-2668/19 dated 23.09.2019 290 Ž-SA-07-1254/19 dated 20 November 2019 291 No.: 01-12-201-5/18 dated 05 December 2019 292 In Busovača Prison, prisoners are engaged in hygiene maintaining, they prepare food in the prison kitchen, as well as to maintain the Prison circle. In addition to the above-mentioned jobs, the convicts, together with the prison 288 72