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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 Evropske unije i Savjeta Evrope „Horizontal Facility za Zapadni Balkan i Tursku“ (Horizontal Facility III) je inicijativa za saradnju, koja traje od 2023. do 2026. godine.

U okviru programa aktivnosti će se sprovoditi u u Albaniji, Bosni i Hercegovini, na Kosovu*, u Crnoj Gori, Sjevernoj Makedoniji, Srbiji i Turskoj. Pod okriljem programa se pruža podrška korisnicima u ispunjavanju reformskih agendi u oblastima ljudskih prava, vladavine prava i demokratije i usklađivanju sa evropskim standardima, što je prioritet u procesu proširenja EU.

Ukupan budžet treće faze programa je 41 milion eura (85% finansira Evropska unija, 15% Savjet Evrope).

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*Ovaj naziv je bez prejudiciranja statusa, i u skladu je sa Rezolucijom Savjeta bezbjednosti Ujedinjenih nacija 1244 i mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o nezavisnosti Kosova.