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recommendation of the European Committee for the Prevention of the Torture and Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Council of Europe (CPT), Rustavi Prison (colony)
No.2 was abolished. The building of this institution was fully reconstructed, refurbished and
opened anew on 2 December 2006. Its construction cost more than 7 million GEL (US $
3,966,006). The prison will house more then 2000 inmates and is in line with relevant
international standards. Currently, work on the 3rd and 4th buildings is in progress. The system
of gas and energy supply has been renewed. The Prison is also equipped with an independent
water supply system. Rustavi Prison No. 6 started to operate o at the end of March 2006. It was
built with the support of European Union and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and is in full compliance with international standards. The Prison is designed for 812
inmates and as of 1 January 2007, 646 inmates are serving their sentence there. Kutaisi Prison
No. 2 started operating in December 2005. The establishment is designed for 1600 prisoners and
currently hosts less than 1500 inmates. The information regarding the deterioration of water,
toilet and shower facilities, is not accurate. The showers and toilets were renovated in 2006.
Currently all showers are in operation and the prisoners enjoy full access to them. The prison has
permanent drinking and washing water supply. In June 2005, on the territory of Prison No.5 for
Women Offenders, a new prison for juvenile offenders was constructed in accordance with
international standards. The prison is designed for 108 prisoners.
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Apart from this the construction of the following penitentiary institutions is underway
or is planned to start: the construction of new prison in Gldani District (Tbilisi) is already
underway. The prison will host around 4000 inmates and 30 million GELS (US $16, 997,167)
have been allocated for its construction. Gldani Prison will also host a hospital designed for 200
inmates. The hospital will have all facilities needed to carry out serious operations. Gldani Prison
is intended to replace Tbilisi Prison No. 5 and thus resolve the most acute problem of
overcrowding. Construction of a new prison will start in Batumi in 2007. The prison will be
designed for 2000 inmates and it will replace the existing Batumi No. 3 Prison. Twelve million
GEL (US $ 6,798,867) is allocated for the construction works from the State Budget for 2007
year. Construction of a new prison will start in Zugdidi in 2007, which will host around 500
inmates and is intended to replace Zugdidi Prison No. 4. Four million GEL (US $ 2,266,289) has
been allocated fro the construction works from the State Budget for 2007. Construction of a
prison designated for 1000 inmates will start in 2008 in Kakheti Region.
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The Government stressed that the relevant authorities do not just aim at building as
many new prisons as possible, but that the majority of them are built in order to substitute old
ones, if refurbishment or renovation would not satisfy minimum standards. The Government
does not intend to increase the number of prisons per se. Apart from prison conditions the
Government pays considerable attention to adequate food and medical treatment of prisoners
(see table above).
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In 2006, a Special Commission composed of both governmental and non-governmental
representatives drafted a code on enforcement of pre-trial detention and execution of sentences.
The draft Code was approved by Council of Europe experts. In February 2007, the draft Code
will be submitted forconsideration to the Government and later on to the Parliament of Georgia.
The draft Code has been elaborated in line with international human rights standards and
contains a comprehensive list of rights of detainees and convicts. A fundamental novelty of the
draft Code is the incorporation of the rehabilitation of convict/s. Similarly, it introduces (and
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