84.School instruction and vocational training of those incarcerated or interned form the basis of educational assistance. Elementary education will be obligatory and will be integrated into the school system of the states and the Federal District. Vocational training will be offered at the beginner level and at the technical upgrading level. Agreements with public or private entities may be signed so that these entities may establish schools or offer specialized courses in prisons. As called for under the LEP, criminal establishments should have a library for common use, with educational, recreation and didactic books. 85.According to INFOPEN data, 9,35 per cent of the prison population study, which means that 43,000 inmates attend classes. The majority of them – about 25,000 – is at the elementary education level. In view of this, significant changes have been adopted in recent years. 86.On 15 July 2009, the CNPCP approved Resolution no. 3, which defined new norms for the offer of education in prisons. In 2010, the National Educational Council (CNE) passed Resolution no. 2, which set national guidelines for the offer of education to young people and adults deprived of liberty in criminal establishments. In addition, in 2011, Law 12433/11 was sanctioned, modifying the Criminal Execution Law and providing for the remission of the penalty of both temporary prisoners and those serving sentences based on time spent on education. Decree no. 7626/2011 was also issued the same year, establishing the Strategic Plan for Education in the Prison System (PEESP). 87.The purpose of PEESP is to increase enrollment and ensure the quality of education offered in prisons. In states, the policy should encourage the designing of state educational plans for the Prison System; these plans should be prepared by the State Education Department, along with the prison administration agency. 88.In this sense, the Third National Seminar on Education in Prisons was held on 14-17 May 2012 to provide guidance for the states and the Federal District for the preparation of their State Education in Prisons Plans in compliance with PEESP. The Seminar was important for establishing a dialogue between the states and the Federal Government, which led to an exchange of good practices as well as the introduction of initiatives and proposals on the issue to managers. 89.Also worth mentioning, in addition to PEESP, is the action of DEPEN/MJ and of SECADI/MEC aimed at expanding and enhancing the quality of education offered to persons deprived of liberty, with special emphasis on universalizing literacy under the Literate Brazil Program (PBA). 90.The purpose of PBA is to overcome illiteracy and help those no longer illiterate to continue studying, through support to literacy programmes for young people, adults and the elderly. The MJ and the MEC work toward closer coordination between State Education Departments and Prison Management to expand PBA and enhance its quality in criminal units in every state, thereby achieving the eradication of illiteracy among the country’s prison population. 91.In addition, DEPEN/MJ and SECADI/MEC have set a schedule of technical visits to the states to ensure the achievement of the targets established for 2012, such as the strengthening of inter-ministerial actions at the Federal Government level and of intersectorial actions in the states, as well as ensuring the application of PEESP. The visits focus on the application of funds transferred under MEC’s Coordinated Actions Program, the strengthening of the Literate Brazil Programme, the preparation of the state plan on education in prisons, and other issues peculiar to each state. 92.Access to education is also called for under the Penitentiary System’s Master Plan. The work of DEPEN/MJ, in this case, is done on two fronts: technical and financial support to the states and coverage of persons deprived of liberty by policies already in place. 93.Technical support is offered also through meetings, participation in Work Groups and Seminars, distribution of information materials, and other actions likely to render a quality contribution to the management of the prison system. Financial support is provided under agreements regarding specific actions aimed at fostering a culture of vocational training of inmates and at the integration of policies. D.Work 94.In respect of work therapy (in-house and outside work), approximately 110,000 inmates (about 20 per cent of the prison population) carry out activities in crafts or under industrial and agricultural projects, under partnerships with the private sector, or with autonomous government agencies. 95.The vocational training programme under implementation seeks to finance Projects for Vocational Training and Establishment of Permanent Workshops (PROCAPS). It provides financing for the setting-up of permanent workshops, purchasing raw materials, and contracting training services. At the first stage, the Ministry of Justice will finance at least 50 permanent workshops and courses directed at specific areas. Twenty states are expected to meet the requirements of MJ Administrative Rule no. 69 by July 2012 and will receive the necessary funds for carrying out their activities. A total investment of R$6 million will be channeled to 57 criminal establishments and 3,000 inmates will be trained (multipliers), while a further 30,000 will benefit from the multipliers’ work. 96.The PROCAPs will also help integrate social policies into the penitentiary system. In addition to vocational training, the project calls for cooperation agreements between penitentiary managements and the State Social Welfare Departments, the State Labor Departments, the Internal Revenue Service, the Courts of Justice, and the State Public Prosecutor’s Office.The objective is to include incarcerated persons and former inmates under other policies, so that they may obtain a work record book, access to social welfare programmes aimed at inclusion into the labor market and the National Employment System (SINE), and other policies. E.Health 97.Article 196 of the Federal Constitution; articles 10, 14, and 41 of the Criminal Execution Law (Law 7210/84); and article 7 of the