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First Prison Staff Academy opens in Nis
Nis,
7 September 2004
Serbian Minister of Justice Zoran Stojkovic, Director of the Directorate for Execution of Penalties, led by directorate head Milos Jankovic, head of OSCE Mission to Serbia-Montenegro Maurizio Massari opened the first Prison Staff Academy in Nis.
The OSCE head welcomed the opening of the academy describing it as an important step towards creating a modern and professional prison service in Serbia.
At the opening ceremony, Massari commended the efforts of the Serbian government to create a professional prison service which respects the rights of prisoners. He also lauded the Serbian Justice Ministry in carrying out important reforms and providing the new facilities.
As OSCE Mission said in a statement, prison reform has been one of the OSCE Mission’s priorities since its establishment in 2001. Before then, prison staff had not received any formal training. Initially, the Mission created the General Training for Prison Staff programme, under close to 500 prison guards have attended classes on Rule of Law, Effective Communications Skills, Human Rights Standards, drug identification and the use of force in the last two years. The Mission then presented a Prison Training Action Plan to the Justice Ministry, which included the creation of a school for prison staff.
The Prison Staff Academy will have local trainers, who will use a training curriculum developed by international experts in collaboration with Serbian officials. The OSCE Mission is also providing electronic equipment for use in the training activities.
Also present at the opening ceremony were 50 new recruits who will start their classes immediately. An additional 50 recruits will be trained this fall, reads OSCE Mission’s statement.
At the opening ceremony, Massari commended the efforts of the Serbian government to create a professional prison service which respects the rights of prisoners. He also lauded the Serbian Justice Ministry in carrying out important reforms and providing the new facilities.
As OSCE Mission said in a statement, prison reform has been one of the OSCE Mission’s priorities since its establishment in 2001. Before then, prison staff had not received any formal training. Initially, the Mission created the General Training for Prison Staff programme, under close to 500 prison guards have attended classes on Rule of Law, Effective Communications Skills, Human Rights Standards, drug identification and the use of force in the last two years. The Mission then presented a Prison Training Action Plan to the Justice Ministry, which included the creation of a school for prison staff.
The Prison Staff Academy will have local trainers, who will use a training curriculum developed by international experts in collaboration with Serbian officials. The OSCE Mission is also providing electronic equipment for use in the training activities.
Also present at the opening ceremony were 50 new recruits who will start their classes immediately. An additional 50 recruits will be trained this fall, reads OSCE Mission’s statement.
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