57.Efforts are made to assimilate international experiences into criminal public policies, as shown by the renewed discussion of the victim’s role in the operation of criminal justice; by the diversified mechanisms for the solution of conflicts, such as mediation and restorative justice; by the introduction into the Brazilian legislation of intervention mechanisms other than deprivation of liberty, such as the protective measures under Law 11340 of 7 August 2006 (Maria da Penha Law) and the provisional remedies under Law 12403 of 4 May 2011. 58.The alternative sentencing policy focuses on the following: mediation and restorative justice; provisional remedy; conditional stay of proceeding, sentence transaction; and rights restriction sentencing. Currently, this policy’s operational and inter-sectorial flow is being worked on by the federal, state, and municipal governments in workshops, with the participation of various segments of society for all the regions of the country. (c)Management computerization 59.In 2007, Brazil introduced a standardized computerized system for all penitentiary institutions, known as the National Penitentiary Information System (INFOPEN). The system is managed by the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN) and fed by every criminal establishment in the states and the Federal District. Admissions are made in the system’s management module by penitentiary agents or the staff of state penitentiaries. The statistical data, independently from the management system adopted, are relayed monthly to DEPEN through INFOPEN, under risk of affecting financial transfers from the National Penitentiary Fund (FUNPEN). 60.In order to help the states and the Federal District to set up integrated and updated data systems in conformity with INFOPEN, Target 19 was added to the Penitentiary System’s Master Plan, namely, the installation of computer terminals in every criminal establishment, subject to the obligation of ongoing updating of the data in the Penitentiary Information System. 61.Moreover, it is worth mentioning the approval of Law 12.714, of 14 September 2014, regarding monitoring criminal execution, provisional remedies, and temporary incarceration. The Law provides for a procedural tool for relaying information to judges, with a view to following up sentence serving and incarceration deadlines. In addition, it ensures the expedite flow of proceedings and access to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and to the defense, so as to avoid unduly long incarceration. 62.The drafting of the aforementioned Bill was included in the National Plan in Supporting of the Prison System; it will help the justice system to expedite the realization of the rights of people deprived of liberty. The Bill calls for a procedure of automatic notification to judges so that they may take the necessary steps toward the full realization of the rights of people deprived of liberty or under to security measure. (d)National system of information on public security, prisons, and drugs-SINESP 63.To reinforce the mission of formulating public security and prison policies based on respect for citizenship and the individual rights and guarantees embodied in the legislation, the Brazilian State has developed an official statistics system for compiling and providing accurate and timely data and information for the strategic planning of actions against crime. 64.The National System of Information on Public Security, Prisons, and Drugs-SINESP established under Law 12681 of 4 July 2012, represents a major effort by the State toward the formulation of a national policy based on the compilation of data and information on public security, the prison system and criminal execution, and on the trafficking of crack and other illicit drugs. The system will also make available studies, statistics, indicators, and other information to help in the formulation, implementation, execution, monitoring, and evaluation of public policies. 65.The Executive branch at federal and state levels, including the Federal District, are connected with SINESP, which may also be joined by the Municipalities, the Judiciary, the Public Defender’s Office and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The system will also promote the integration and the interconnected operation of the networks and systems of data and information of all participants regarding public security, criminality, prison system, and drugs. The Federal Government will be able to support the states and the Federal District in the implementation of SINESP, as well as the Judiciary, the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Public Defender Office if they lack the necessary technical and operational conditions to do so. 66.SINESP has a Managing Council responsible for administration, coordination, and formulation of guidelines and for defining the forms of access to data and information. This Council will publish at least once a year a national report encompassing statistics, indicators, and other information. (e)Development and qualification of agents and officers 67.The consideration of a penitentiary officer’s role, his/her qualification, and the assistance he/she requires is fundamental for achieving the sentence’s social reintegration objective under the LEP. According to INFOPEN, there are currently over 97,000 penitentiary officers. 68.State penitentiary officers are being trained to abide to the minimum rules for handling inmates, in order to create a culture of respect for the human rights of people deprived of liberty. 69.Since 2005, DEPEN has encouraged and funded the establishment and the empowerment of State Penitentiary Management Schools as centers of excellence of qualification for penitentiary services in the states and the Federal District. This policy has already yielded results. This year, the four last Penitentiary Management Schools will be established in the states of Alagoas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Roraima; with this measure, all states and the Federal District will be equipped with such centers. 70.The First National Encounter of Penitentiary Management Schools, held in Brasilia in October 2011, brought together