PROPOSAL TO THE PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA
• To amend the Imprisonment Code of Georgia and introduce the obligation of
doctors of penitentiary establishments to directly send a report to the Chief
Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, whenever he/she receives information or
makes a conclusion that the prisoner could have been subjected to ill-treatment
2.3. ORDER AND SAFETY IN PLACES FOR THE DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY
According to the European Prison Rules, ‘Order should be secured in prisons, taking into
account the requirements of safety, security and discipline while also ensuring prison
conditions which do not infringe human dignity and which offer meaningful occupational activities’.26 It requires introducing the system of order and safety that balances
security and programs created for re-integration of prisoners into the society. Various
elements necessary for effective management of prisons should be taken into account.
Safety measures cover prevention of violence, fire and other emergencies, creation of
safe environment for prisoners and personnel of the establishment, prevention of suicide and self-injury. It is possible to classify safety components as follows: physical safety
covers physical safety of buildings, including walls, windows, door etc. Procedural safety
requires methods and procedures for prison safety. It relates to the regulations necessary for preventing escape and securing order.27 One of the best means of securing
safety is the conception of dynamic security.
The conception of dynamic safety envisages positive relationship between personnel
and prisoners under the conditions of fair treatment, also the activities aimed at resocialization and future integration of prisoners into the society. According to the UN
Prison Incident Management Handbook, personnel of the penitentiary establishment
should understand that human and fair treatment of prisoners will facilitate securing
order and safety in the establishment.28
Positive relationships between prisoners and personnel of penitentiary establishments
are necessary for order and safety in penitentiary establishments. In order to establish
these positive relationships, it is important for the prisoners to realize that rules and
procedures of the establishment are safe and introduced to create human environment.
Prisoners should feel that they are treated fairly and their rights are protected.
26 Committee of Ministers of the Council Of Europe, European Prison Rules, Rule N 49, Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers Rec (2006) 2, adopted on 11 January 2006.
27 Andrew Coyle, International Centre of Prison Studies, A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management, 2009, available at http://www.prisonstudies.org/ [last visited on 15.02.2016].
28 United Nations Prison Incident Management Handbook, 2013, para. 21-22, available at http://
www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/publications/cljas/handbook_pim.pdf [last visited 15.02.2016].
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