In the table of recommendations and practices below, each Article of the Council of Europe Recommendation 2012 (12) on Foreign Prisoners is included. For each of these Articles, information is collected from European Prison Services giving inspiration to its members and providing practices that support the implementation of the Recommendation. The table also contains references to the practice being a national, local or regional initiative, the legal basis and budget sources.
The table can be searched by country and by Article of the Recommendation.
Countries that are not yet included are invited to submit their data and send them to secretariat@europris.org.
Inside the prison, foreign prisoners have access to work and vocational training.
Local Initiative in Flemish Prisons
Liesbeth De Wit (OC): liesbeth.de.wit@vocvo.be
Country
Estonia
Description of initiative
All detainees including foreigners, are able to work in the prison for which they receive payment.
Detainees with little or no knowledge of Estonian are will be directed to Estonian language courses. Inmates are involved in social programs, also conducted in Russian.
2015 Report on Nyborg Prison’s Departure/Deportation Wards (Units). This report, in English, looks at the two Departure Sections of Nyborg Prison which has a capacity of up to 28 men. This comprehensive Report includes sections on;
Management Summary
Work Activities
Deportation instructions
Staff experience with target group
Level of conflict
Cooperation with Police
Prison specific report
Further Information from Project Officer Tina Isling, Project Oowner Annette Esdorf or from Henrik.Marker@kriminalforsorgen.dk
Promoting professional
Flemish Prisons;
Inside the prison, foreign prisoners have access to work and vocational training.
Local Initiative in Flemish Prisons
Liesbeth De Wit (OC): liesbeth.de.wit@vocvo.be