Natrag Albanian prison service prepares to introduce a new programme for female offenders

Albanian prison service prepares to introduce a new programme for female offenders

The reintegration programmes for female offenders in Albania will further improve through the introduction of a new treatment programme that will assist women in prison find a support at personal and social level.

The programme was developed the Council of Europe’s consultants and it was successfully applied in North Macedonia. The programme will be fully adapted to the Albanian context through an on-site visit to the ‘Ali Demi’ female prison in Tirana and consultative working group (WG) meetings with representatives of the Directorate General of Prisons, the governor of ‘Ali Demi’ prison, and its team of educational and social staff.

During the final WG meeting, which took place on 20-21 September 2022 in Tirana, prison staff were acquainted with the new programme by practicing real life group therapy scenarios based on motivational interviewing techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, strength-based approach, emotions and pro-social modelling.

Based on the WG feedback, the programme is currently being adapted and tailored to the specific needs of the offenders in ‘Ali Demi’ women prison. It will be piloted within a prison context for a period of two months, before it is consolidated and utilized for development of the pre-release plans for female offenders.

This activity was organised within the scope of the action "Enhancing the protection of Human Rights for prisoners", a joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe - Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022.

Albania 23 September 2023
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Horizontal Facility III

Zajednički program Europske unije i Vijeća Europe pod nazivom „Horizontal Facility za Zapadni Balkan i Tursku“ (Horizontal Facility III) inicijativa je za suradnju koja se provodi od 2023. do 2026. godine.

Program obuhvaća aktivnosti u Albaniji, Bosni i Hercegovini, Kosovu*, Crnoj Gori, Sjevernoj Makedoniji, Srbiji i Turskoj. Programom se pomaže korisnicima da ispune svoje planove reformi u području ljudskih prava, vladavine prava i demokracije te da usklade standarde s europskim standardima, što je ujedno i prioritet za proces proširenja EU-a.

Treća faza programa vrijedi 41 milijun eura (85 % financira Europska unija, 15 % Vijeće Europe).

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* Ova oznaka ne prejudicira stavove o statusu i ista je u skladu s Rezolucijom Vijeća sigurnosti UN-a 1244 i Mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o neovisnosti Kosova.