Prison Staff/ციხის პერსონალი – Desk research/სამაგიდე კვლევა

The publication has been produced by Rehabilitation Initiative of Vulnerable Groups (Author: Natalia Tsagareli) within the framework of the EU funded project “Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting Penal Reforms through the Engagement of CSOs” which is implemented by Penal Reform International South Caucasus Regional Office.

In order to ensure the optimal management of the prison, it is important to assess the observance of the rights of employees along with the rights of the detained persons. In this publication we will discuss certain issues relevant to the working conditions of the prison staff. Addressing these issues will improve the conditions of the existing staff, and also, to some extent, will stop the staff outflow and facilitate the attraction of competent employees to the system. Protection of the rights of penitentiary establishment employees is particularly important, as they have to work in an isolated, closed institution that creates a complex and extraordinary work environment.