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Experience in Estonia for preparing and supporting inmates to get into the labour market

Experience in Estonia for preparing and supporting inmates to get into the labour market. Tallinn Construction School. Statistics (20.05.2013 ). 3 284 prisoners 2 508 convicted offenders 776 persons held in custody 3 9 juvenile 1 69 women

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Experience in Estonia for preparing and supporting inmates to get into the labour market

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  1. Experience in Estonia for preparing and supporting inmates to get into the labour market Tallinn Construction School

  2. Statistics (20.05.2013) • 3284 prisoners • 2508 convicted offenders • 776persons held in custody • 39 juvenile • 169 women • The imprisonment rate: ~250 prisoners per 100 000 inhabitants • The maintenance fee per detainee is 1035, 58€ a month, therein 1,3€ of food expences a day.

  3. Education in prison • Educating in prison is organized by the Ministry of Education and Research • All the prisoners have a right to education by law • Prison education is organized on the same bases that education outside. This gives opportunity for prisoners to continue studies after prison. • Prison education is regulated in legislation including the Education Act and the Imprisonment Act. • In prison, it is possible to obtain education in Estonian and in Russian.

  4. Based on risk and needs assessment the sentence is planned individually Ministry of Justice Ministry of Education and Research Basic education (first level of education) Secondary education (second level of education) Vocational education Higher education (third level of education) • Rehabilitation programs • Recreation activities(art, music, handicraft) • Estonian language courses(from 0 level up to B2 level)

  5. Number of students 07.01.2013

  6. Estonian language courses • 259 prisoners finished courses 2010 • 429 prisoners finished courses 2011 • 680 prisoners finished courses 2012 • 2013 - ca 767 learners Prisoners have possibility for national state language exam. Several career planning groups have been organised for the detainees in Tartu Prison. Rehabilitationprogramshave been organised mainly against drug - and alcohol addiction and improving subsistence skills among the detainees.

  7. Employment in prison According to the Imprisonment Act, all convicted persons who are under 64 years old, not studying and without medical contraindications, are obliged to work. Dismissed from employment are also detainees raising a child under three years of age. Working while in prison in substance is another form of social work such as educational studies, social programs etc. The main aim is to create a working habit within these inmates, in order for them to cope in the outside world and not commit a new act of crime. The working detainees are divided into two: those who are employed in the internal economic activities in prison – and the detainees employed in production.

  8. Economic labor • Detainees are included into the internal economic activities in order to support the everyday functioning of the prison. Mostly prisoners are employed in cleaning, kitchen staff positions, handing out food, renovation works, waste management, laundry, hairdresser's services and as library assistants.  • Prison economic activities are also meant for detainees acquiring simpler practical skills and sculpturing of a habit for working while working a part-time position. • In case of a rise in skills and motivation it is possible to move forward to more demanding positions or to acquiring vocational education. Detainees are primarily employed in cleaning positions to create a working habit.

  9. All together there are 354 economic labor assistant positions in prisons, but in order for more detainees to be employed, they mostly work part-time. • Daily the average of 475 prisoners are employed in economic labor: 150 in Tartu Prison; 160 in Viru Prison; 140 in Tallinn Prison and 25 in Harku and Murru Prison. Production activities:A state-owned business association, AS Eesti Vanglatööstus, was founded in 2001 to increase the detainee employment rate, to raise the competitive level of the production and to reduce the prison costs. The domains are:  metal - and wood works, sewing, packaging and laundry services. Daily there is an average of 100 open prison detainees working outside the prison. The areas of employment are different and depend upon the labor market.

  10. Employment in prison

  11. Vocational training in prisons • Electrician • Woodworking • Gardening • Welding • Metalwork • Tailoring • Clothing sewer • Constructional decorator • Cookery • Enterprise management Curriculums: • 20 til 80 weeks • Without basic education; basis of basic and secondary education

  12. Vocational training in prisons • Tallinn Construction School (in Tallinn Prison and in Harku Prison) • Ida-Virumaa Vocational Education Centre (Viru Prison) • Tartu Vocational Education Centre (Tartu Prison)

  13. Tallinn Construction School started arranging vocational education in Tallinn Prison in 2006, after accepting the document named „Educational Arrangement in Prisons. Developmental plan for 2004 – 2006” in Estonia, which foresaw transferring teaching of inmates under the coordination of regional educational institutions. Since2010TallinConstructionSchoolisarrangingvocationaleducationalsoin Harku (and Murru – closedin 2012) prison.

  14. Specializations Constructionwith different preceding education (studies 1 year) Electricianafter basic or secondery school(studies 2 years) Woodworkingwith different preceding education (studies 1 year) Horticulture (gardening assistant) with different preceding education (studies 1 year) Clothing sewing (different section abilitis) with different preceding education(studies 0,5 until 2 years)

  15. Curriculums Vocationaltraining/ studybased onstate-controlledcurriculums. Curriculumscontainalsofollowinggeneralsubjects: • Economy and enterpriseprinciples • EmploymentContractsAct • Occupationalsafety • Psychology • Computer-lessons • Mechanicaldrawing • Foreignlanguage(terminology)

  16. Number of students(ca) • Electrician 12 • Woodwork12 • Construction22 • Horticulture 12 • Clothing sewing 12 Number of study groups 6 Number of students in groups 12 - 180

  17. Symbiosis of Vocational Trainings in Tallinn Prison The inmates at Tallinn Prison study 3 specialities: • Construction • Woodwork • Electrician • Hortyculture During the practical part of studies each student has the possibility of practicing and showing the knowledge acquired.

  18. Symbiosis of Vocational Trainings in Tallinn Prison • The walls, ceilings, floors, window- and door sills have been renovated / painted by the students of construction speciality. • The students of woodwork have made the grille on the radiator, as well as window and door frames and some of the furniture in teachers room. • Students studying the profession of an electrician have installed the electrical mains and the ceiling lights.

  19. Contact Telephones: (+372) 6519041 director (+372) 612 7560 manager of prison education department E-mail:lya.manniste@ehituskool.ee Pärnu mnt 162 11317 Tallinn http://www.ehituskool.ee

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