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Dr. Orsolya CZENCZER Ph.D

Associate Professor

HUNGARIAN PRISON ADMINISTRATION

HUNGARIANPOLICE COLLEGE

Department of Corrections

The Hungarian Correctional System

– with special view of juvenile corrections –

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Warming up session

A few words about:Hungary and our correctional system

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HUNGARY

Population: approx. 10 millionTerritory: 94.000 km²

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Statistical Data – dec. 2009.

Population of Hungary: 10.155.000

Prison population: 14.748

Rate of prisoners for 100.000. inhabitants: 145

Capacity of institutions: 12.556

Overcrowding: 118 %

Number of prison staff: 8283

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Statistical Data for Juveniles – dec. 2009.

Prison population: 341

Capacity of institutions: 370

Overcrowding: 96%+ those in remand, pre-trial, custody appr. 60-100

6Integrated law enforcement corps

Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ministry of Justice Ministry of the Interior

Corrections Police Force Border-guards

Integrated Police Force

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The organizational structure of the Hungarian Prison Service

12 prison Ltd.s:9 industrial,

3 agricultural

Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters

32 prisons:13 national,15 county,4 regional:

all four are juvenile regional

institutes

6 institutions:2 medical,

2 further ed.,2 training

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Number of staff (December 1st, 2009)

Officers(uniformed)

1349

N-C. Officers(uniformed)

5187

Civil servants(non-uniformed)

1016

Ltd. employees 613

Total 8165

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Distribution of sentenced prisoners according to grades of executions

(2009. 12. 31.)Total Male Female

Strict Regime Prison 3 296 3 158 138

Medium Regime Pr. 6 140 5 695 445

Light Regime Prison 756 696 60

Adults

Conversion of fine and community work

294 275 19

Medium Regime Pr. 172 167 5

Light Regime Prison 124 122 2

10 782 10 113 669

Juveniles

Total Number

100% 93,8% 6,2%

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Distribution of convicts according to criminal record (Dec. 31st 2009)

First offender 5 398 50,1%

Recidivist, special recidivist

2 904 26,9%

Habitual recidivist 2 480 23%

Total 10 782 100%

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Juveniles in hungarian prisons

Medium Regime Prison Light Regime Prison

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PRISONS

» ALL FOUR ARE LIGHT AND MEDIUM REGIME PRISONS

TÖKÖL SZIRMABESENYŐ KECSKEMÉT PÉCS

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Basic principles of treatment:1. Principle of

progressivity2. Principle of

differentiation

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Basic principles of operation:Principle of normalizationPrinciple of opennessPrinciple of responsibilityPrinciple of co-operationPrinciple of individualizationPrinciple of proper allocationPrinciple of positive management

RESOCIALIZATION

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Employment of prisoners in the prison service:

• Education-vocational training• Employment - work• Therapeutic training-(alcohol and drug trainings)• Sports• Workshops• Religious programmes• Library• Trainings (ex:agression trainings)• Cultural activities

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Education of prisoners:

• Primary education• Secondary education• Higher education• Vocational training, labour market training

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Schooling data of the school year 2009/2010- Adults -

Elementary school: 1 291 (51%)

Secondary school: 473 (18%)

Vocational training: 783 (30%)

Private pupil: 31 (1%)

Total: 2 578

30% 51%

18%

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általános iskola:

középiskola

szakképzés

magántanuló

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School qualification of inmates –2008/2009.

14,13% 10,53%

48,92%

23,39%

Higher education 2,00%Final exam in secondary school 10,53%Vocational school(without final exam) 23,39%Elementary school, 8 classes 48,92%

Less than 8 classes 14,13%

Illiterate 1,03%

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Trainings

•• informaticsinformatics

•• food industryfood industry

•• metal industrymetal industry

•• agricultureagriculture

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EmploymentEmployment

Budget- maintenance- cleaning- operating

Prison Ltd.- paper industry- wood industry- textile industry- metal industry- agriculture

60% of convicts are employed as an average.

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Main products in the industry

textile

clothes handicrafts

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Main products in the industryindustrial safety shoesbroom

products of wood industry

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Main types of work in the industry

furniture manufacturingbed manufacturing

printing house board manufacturing

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And other programs: Sports, Workshops, Religious programmes, Library,

Trainings, Cultural activities

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Workshop

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Treatment of prisoners’ drug problems in prison:

• Prevention- drug-free unit- lectures

• Policy of diversion• Treatment

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Health care of prisoners:

• Basic care, emergency treatment• Consultation by a specialist (dentistry,

ophthalmology, internal medicine etc)• Prison hospital• Special units, physicotherapy unit, chronic

aftercare section, HIV unit• Placement in public hospital

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Mother Baby Unit

Programmes:•child’s provision•education•employment

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Co-operations:• International

1. Keeping touch with foreign penitentiary institutions

2. Organising international conferences

3. Professional exchange of experience

4. PHARE programme, Pécs- juvenile prison construction- twinning - classification,

- rehabilitation- co-operation NGOs

• National

with governmental, non-governmental and civil organisations assisting re-integration of prisoners:

1. Probation Service: aftercare, help!!!2. Churches3. Charity organisations4. Labour centres5. Local governments6. Civic organisations, NGOs

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1. Participation in the elaboration of the new draft of the law on the enforcement of sentences.

2. After issuing the new, amended laws the updating of the internal executive orders.

3. The modernization of the structure of the Hungarian Prison Service.

4. The modernization of the staff education system.

5. Building of new facilities.

6. Creating new possibilities of employment of the prisoners.

7. The enlargement of the possible ways of the education, sports, cultural activities of prisoners.

ACTUAL TASKS OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE HUNGARIAN PRISON SERVICE

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Obrigada!