There is a need to accelerate construction works of a new institution to arrange the detention conditions of, in particular, those life sentenced in compliance with international standards and involve them in labor and education as well as enable them to engage in sport. The importance of increasing of attention to conduction of the construction works at the penitentiary complexes constructed in Gandja and Lenkeran Cities, detention facilities for women prisoners in Zabrat settlement and the construction works of the new detention facility in Umbakisettlement should also be noted. This issue has been already raised before the Ministry of Justice several times. Some problems in relation to the labor activity of the prisoners at detention facilities are still remaining. The Ombudsman thinks that involvement of prisoners at detention facilities in manufacturing should be considered in the aspect of Cooperative Social Responsibility. Entrepreneurs engaging in such activity should be stimulated. The European Penitentiary Rules also states that labor shall be considered as a positive component of the internal regime at detention facilities and it shall never be used as punishment. The administrations of detention facilities shall provide adequate conditions for an efficient labor. The nature of jobs to be offered to prisoners shall enable the prisoners to maintain and improve their ability to gain income to survive after getting freedom. Also, the prisoners shall be provided with a fair salary for their labor in any case.54 As the Ombudsman mentioned in her previous reports, there should be specialized institutions and programs for adaptation of former prisoners to the society. The establishment of the Social Adaptation Center for individuals exempted from serving their sentences at Penitentiary institutions under the State Social Security Fund in 2017 should be appreciated in this respect.55 Stigmatization should also be avoided in employment of former prisoners. In some cases, provision of former prisoners with jobs is not enabled in the society and even it is criticized, which surely makes the danger of their return to crimes actual. For instance, Baku Transportation Agency sent an inquiry for conduction of investigation on 3008 drivers to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health and other authorities. As a result of the inquiry, it was detected that 461 drivers had imprisonment.56 So, emphasizing of the imprisonment fact is regretful and surprising the Ombudsman thinks that the nature of the committed crimes may be considered in such cases. In the practice of some foreign countries, special foreign language courses are organized for prisoners detained at penitentiary institutions and those 54 European Penitentiary Rules, Clause 26 http://www.xezerxeber.az/son_x%C9%99b%C9%99r/178520.html 56 http://apa.tv/video/45913 55 64

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