the offensive circumstances in which they have to live. There is also an impression that
everyone adapted to the existing rules and no one has the wish, hope or ability to fight
them.
It is worth noting that during the placement in the facility, if the prisoner wishes to live
with some other inmate in the cell, the administration takes it into consideration if there
are no problems related to the protection of the prisoner’s security. However, if before
the placement, the prisoner was registered in the maintenance service of the other
establishment, that inmate will by all means be placed separately from those inmates,
who are not involved in the maintenance service.
In July 2015, the low risk institution N16 was opened. In this establishment, according to
the Order N70 of the Minister of Corrections dated 9 July 2015, are placed the convicts
whose sentence was determined to be served in the low risk establishment. As noted
by the deputy director of the institution, the principle of functionality of the above institution is providing equal conditions for all prisoners so that they are not divided in different castes and groups. All prisoners are responsible for cleaning and maintenance of
housing. The institution offers to them various trainings and work, which is equally obligatory for everyone. This is why the establishment does not have a maintenance part.
In order to ensure the above arrangement, before transferring to the establishment, in
line with the above-mentioned order, the prisoners are assessed. If any prisoner refuses
to comply with the rules of the institution, that inmate will be immediately transferred
to another facility. As it is known, the prisoners of the penitentiary facilities, due to the
criminal sub-culture, are divided into several groups. These groups are headed by the
individuals who have authority and refuse to perform various activities in order not to
loose the above authority. These kinds of prisoners are not placed in the establishment
N16. As noted by the deputy director of the establishment, there is a risk that they will
have a bad influence on the other inmates, will not divide the work equally and will try
to establish the rules of criminal sub-culture through the oppression of the others and
division by categories, which essentially contradicts the goals of the institution. He also
noted that the institution cannot accommodate individuals employed in the maintenance unit of the other establishments, responsible for cleaning and GBT individuals,
since the prisoners placed in the establishment N16 will not agree on living, working and
studying in the same space with these prisoners due to the above-mentioned sub-culture rules. Despite the fact that there is a possibility that the above individuals fully
comply with the criteria243 of placement in the establishment, they still might be refused
to be transferred to the low riks institution.
Prisoners placed in the maintenance section, in charge of cleaning, placed in the semi243 Individuals employed in the maintenance service of the other institutions, those responsible for
cleaning and GBT individuals.
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