English, Russian, and German books in establishments nos. 16, and 18; there are English,
Russian, Turkish, German books in establishment no. 2 and there are English, Russian and
Azerbaijani books in establishment no. 6.
Unfortunately, establishments nos. 7, 9, and 14 are not provided with magazines and
newspapers, and there is only one magazine Batumelebi available in establishment no. 3.
Magazines and newspapers are not provided in the establishment.
In accordance with one of the positive amendments made to the Imprisonment Code
that was pointed out in the Parliamentary Report of 2015 by the Public Defender,182 an
remand/convicted person has the right to carry out individual activities under the supervision and, with the permission of the director of the penitentiary institution. They will have
the inventory necessary for those activities and be able to sell the items (manufactured
articles) produced as a result of individual activities with the support of a penitentiary
institution.
Through the abovementioned changes, in 2016, the prisoners engaged in individual activities in penitentiary establishments were given a possibility to sell their work (crosses,
enamel and felt works). These works are sold in online shops183 and the sums obtained
through sales are directly deposited in the personal bank account of the respective remand/convict.
Apart from the working of the Imprisonment Code, on 4 July 2016, Order no. 85 of the
Minister of Corrections approved the Procedure for Employment, Determining the List of
Work to be Performed by an Remand/a Convict on the Premises of a Penitentiary Establishment and Outside and its Remuneration. The said order determined the issues related
to the employment of remand/convict persons both on the premises of the penitentiary establishments of the Ministry of Corrections and outside, the conditions and terms
thereof (including enrolment and striking off the jobs), remuneration, as well as the list
of those works (including small-scale repair works in the establishments and delivery and
acceptance procedure for these works) for which it is possible to employ remand/convicted persons.
In 2016, the prisoners enrolled in economic services at penitentiary establishments had
to do work such as delivery of parcels, distribution of food to prisoners, church service,
washing, provision of food and other additional items from the establishment shops,
cleaning and tidying up, and working in a library. Employed convicts were remunerated
for their work in the form of a salary determined according to their positions.
Remuneration for Economic Services
Net Salary
Gross Salary
Head of Service Group
250
200
Deputy Head of Service Group
225
180
Service Personnel
200
160
182 Imprisonment Code, Article 14.1e).
183 The works of convicts can be bought at: https://online.moc.gov.ge/.
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