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P4: Future Action and Berlin Declaration on the Reintegration of (Ex-)Offenders

This Council of Europe's viewpoint addresses the reintegration of (ex-)offenders through basic principles and possible solutions, emphasizing the European Prison Rules and the challenges of overcrowding and rising numbers of foreign prisoners in the EU. Collaboration with the judiciary, probation services, other agencies, and the media is essential.

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P4: Future Action and Berlin Declaration on the Reintegration of (Ex-)Offenders

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  1. P4: Future Action and Berlin Declaration on the Reintegration of (Ex-)Offenders The Council of Europe’s viewpoint

  2. Some basic principles • European Prison Rules: - preparation for release starts at the first day of detention; - life in prison has to approximate to the extent possible the positive aspects of life in the community; - cooperation with outside social services and civil society are indispensable

  3. Two major problems • Overcrowding; • Rising numbers of foreign prisoners in EU, i.e. who have neither the nationality nor the resident status of the state in which they are detained

  4. Possible solutions • Work with the judiciary • Work with probation services • Work with other agencies • Work with the media www.coe.int/prison

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