Lt-Col PaedDr. Dagmar KROŠLÁKOVÁ 2011

Slovak Prison ServiceSlovak Prison Service

is armed security corps which fulfils is armed security corps which fulfils the tasks regardingthe tasks regarding

Pre-trial detentionPre-trial detention Serving a sentence of imprisonmentServing a sentence of imprisonment Security and guarding of prison Security and guarding of prison

facilitiesfacilities Protection of order and security in Protection of order and security in

court and prosecution facilities.court and prosecution facilities.

General Directorate General Directorate of Prison Serviceof Prison Service

18 Prison Institutions

Bratislava

Hrnčiarovce

Leopoldov

Želiezovce

Nitra

Nitra-Chrenová

Trenčín

Dubnica

Ilava

ŽilinaSučany

Ružomberok

B.Bystrica

B.B. Kráľová

Levoča Prešov

Košice

Košice-Šaca

Remand Prisons

Remand Prison and Prisons

Prisons

Hospital

Prison staff

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prison officerscivil staff

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UNTRIEDPRISONERSSENTENCEDPRISONERSTOGETHER

PRE-TRIAL DETENTIONPRE-TRIAL DETENTION

is served by differentiated way inis served by differentiated way in

–standard regimestandard regime–moderate regimemoderate regime

SERVING A SENTENCE SERVING A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENTOF IMPRISONMENT

EXTERNAL DIFFERENTIATIONEXTERNAL DIFFERENTIATIONINTERNAL DIFFERENTIATIONINTERNAL DIFFERENTIATION

EXTERNAL DIFFERENTIATIONEXTERNAL DIFFERENTIATION

means serving a sentence according means serving a sentence according to guarding level and the principle to guarding level and the principle the higher guarding level the bigger the higher guarding level the bigger extent of limitationsextent of limitations

3 guarding levels3 guarding levels– MINIMUMMINIMUM– MEDIUMMEDIUM– MAXIMUMMAXIMUM

INTERNAL DIFFERENTIATIONINTERNAL DIFFERENTIATION

is placement of sentenced prisoners into is placement of sentenced prisoners into units and groups within the same guarding units and groups within the same guarding level.level.

Differentiation group is determined under Differentiation group is determined under the conclusions and reccommendations of the conclusions and reccommendations of psychological examination, knowledge psychological examination, knowledge about his/her behaviour, social and about his/her behaviour, social and criminal violiation and knowing the criminal violiation and knowing the attitudes to treatment prgramme.attitudes to treatment prgramme.

TREATMENT PROGRAMTREATMENT PROGRAM

A pedagogue elaborates treatment A pedagogue elaborates treatment program for each sentenced prisoner.program for each sentenced prisoner.

TREATMENT PROGRAMTREATMENT PROGRAM is a is a complex of activities aimed at complex of activities aimed at development of the sentenced development of the sentenced prisoner personality, his/her prisoner personality, his/her appropriate behaviour and value appropriate behaviour and value orientation in accordance with rights orientation in accordance with rights and duties definied by the law and and duties definied by the law and other legal regulations.other legal regulations.