conception of dynamic security, management of violent criminals through
such techniques of prevention and discharge, such as negotiation and mediation.
• Increase the number of participants of the long-term (six month) training
course for employees of the Legal Regime Unit of the Establishments for
Deprivation of Liberty.
• Introduce an effective mechanism for evaluation of effectiveness and sustainability of the results of trainings as well as for supervision over the practical
use of knowledge and skills acquired through trainings.
2.3.3. CLASSIFICATION OF CONVICTS
Under Article 10 (2) of the Imprisonment Code, the prison establishments are: low risk
facility for deprivation of liberty, semi-open establishment for deprivation of liberty,
closed type establishment for deprivation of liberty, special risk establishment for deprivation of liberty, juvenile rehabilitation facility, and special facility for women.
According to Article 46 (4) of the same law, ‘by decision of the chairperson of the Department, a convicted person may be transferred for further service of the sentence
to a prison facility of the same or different type if he/she systematically violates internal regulations of the facility; is ill and/or in cases where it is necessary to ensure his/
her safety taking into account risk factors; also in cases of reorganization, liquidation or
overcrowding of the facility or in circumstances specified in Article 58(1) of this Code; or
in other important, reasonable circumstances and/or in the case of a consent of the convicted person. A multi-disciplinary team assesses and periodically re-assesses the risks
from a convicted person. The risk types, risk assessment criteria, the risk assessment
and re-assessment procedure, the procedure for the transfer of a convicted person to a
prison facility of the same or different type, and composition and powers of a multi-disciplinary team are defined by an order of the Minister.
The Order №70 of 9 July 2015 by the Ministry of Corrections approved the rules about
types of risks, criteria for risk assessment, rules of risk assessment and reassessment,
rule and conditions of transferring convicts to prisons of the same or other type, composition and competences of multidisciplinary teams.
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Corrections, 9 meetings of
the multidisciplinary team were conducted in 2015. The risk level of 105 convicts was
assessed. 100 convicts were found low risk and 5 convicts were found mid-level risk.
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