National Preventive Mechanism RESOCIALIZATION OF CONVICTS Public Defender have mentioned in his numerous reports that prison conditions should ensure resocialization and reintegration of a prisoner into society and it shall not be orientated to punishment only. Based on all the aforementioned, during the period of serving sentence a convict shall get or deepen further relevant education and occupational skills, get an opportunity to participate in sport or other types of activities, competitions, have relevant conditions to follow processes that are taking place in the outside world, have contact with family and friends. All this is necessary to prepare a convict for the return into a society. Today no great attention is attached to the above-mentioned component in the penitentiary system – during the reporting period training or rehabilitation programs operated in only handful of establishments. Women establishment of imprisonment N5 - semi-open and closed penal establishment – is the place where the greater number of various types of projects that enable women convicts to acquire different skills and receive occupational training, can be found. M and psychological centre Tanadgoma implements a project “Bridging the gaps: health and rights for key population”.26 The said project aims at psycho-social rehabilitation of convicts. The organization started its activities in establishments in October 31st, 2012. “Global Initiative in Psychiatry – Tbilisi” is conducting a project “Establishment of service for rehabilitation, resocialization, reintegration and mental heath for women convicts and women in preliminary detention centers in Georgia. The organization provides a psychological assistance to defendants/ convicts placed in the establishment and carries out a training module “We are returning to the public”. Starting from April 2012 project “Preparation for release” is being implemented. In the framework of the project civil education trainings are carried out with convicts twice a week. Non-Governmental organization “Person, law, freedom” organizes preparatory training for persons who are supposed to be released. “The Centre for development of civic conscience” is implementing a project through which convicts are able to study art-flora-design; enroll on English courses for beginners and for those in need of remembering. Starting from 2008 Association Women and Business has been implementing the project “Promotion of rehabilitation and re-socialization through vocational training” with financial support of international organization Prison Reform International, The Norwegian Mission of law of law advisers to Georgia (NORLAG) and with the support of the Georgian Ministry of Corrections, Probation and Legal Assistance. During the reporting period 250 women were engaged in the abovementioned projects. In the first half of 2012 a project of the non-governmental organization - the centre for psycho-social and medical rehabilitation of torture victims (GCRT) was under way. In its framework 93 prisoners were receiving psycho-social rehabilitation; 13 prisoners were receiving comprehensive education. In the second half of the reporting period 9 juveniles were engaged in the stress handing-management therapy. Organization of education of juveniles in N8 C was prerogative of the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science. In 2012, 42 juveniles were involved in the programme. In the first half of 2012, in special juvenile establishment N11 there were the following courses such as enameling, barber, IT programs, carving, painting that were finished by 22 convicts. During the summer monitoring 6 convicts were undertaking the enameling course, while 6 convicts were studying Photoshop courses, 6 convicts – MS Office programs, 4 were enrolled on barber courses and 33 - in carving and painting courses. 26 Donor: International Dutch Organization AIDS Foundation East-West www.ombudsman.ge NPM Report