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PACE COMMITTEE: PRISONS IN AZERBAIJAN ARE DOUBLE TIMES MORE OVERCROWDED THEN IN OTHER MEMBER COUNTRIES OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
12:51 21/03/2013 " SOCIETY
The number of prisoners exceeds the Council of Europe average of 149
prisoners per 100 000 inhabitants by more than double in Azerbaijan,
the draft resolution of the PACE committee of Legal Affairs reads.
According to the project Georgia, Latvia, the Russian Federation and
Ukraine show the same result.
"In a draft resolution adopted today on promoting alternatives
to imprisonment, the Legal Affairs Committee says that prison
overcrowding is unacceptable and is liable to result in higher rates
of reoffending," the PACE site says.
In view of the high costs of constructing and maintaining new prisons,
the Committee recommends concentrating scarce budgetary funds on
improving detention conditions in existing prisons rather than
expanding prison capacity.
To reduce Europe's prison population, it invites the member states,
particularly those with the highest rates of imprisonment, to promote
the use of non-custodial sentences, especially for first-time and
non-violent offenders, young offenders and women.
It also points out that recent advances in technology allowing for
new methods of electronic surveillance have made these alternatives
more cost-effective.
According to the draft resolution, 21 countries have the problem
overcrowded prisons. Armenia is not included in the list.
Source: Panorama.am
From: A. Papazian
12:51 21/03/2013 " SOCIETY
The number of prisoners exceeds the Council of Europe average of 149
prisoners per 100 000 inhabitants by more than double in Azerbaijan,
the draft resolution of the PACE committee of Legal Affairs reads.
According to the project Georgia, Latvia, the Russian Federation and
Ukraine show the same result.
"In a draft resolution adopted today on promoting alternatives
to imprisonment, the Legal Affairs Committee says that prison
overcrowding is unacceptable and is liable to result in higher rates
of reoffending," the PACE site says.
In view of the high costs of constructing and maintaining new prisons,
the Committee recommends concentrating scarce budgetary funds on
improving detention conditions in existing prisons rather than
expanding prison capacity.
To reduce Europe's prison population, it invites the member states,
particularly those with the highest rates of imprisonment, to promote
the use of non-custodial sentences, especially for first-time and
non-violent offenders, young offenders and women.
It also points out that recent advances in technology allowing for
new methods of electronic surveillance have made these alternatives
more cost-effective.
According to the draft resolution, 21 countries have the problem
overcrowded prisons. Armenia is not included in the list.
Source: Panorama.am
From: A. Papazian