OBRAZOVANJE U FUNKCIJI IZVRŠAVANJA KAZNE ZATVORA TE PRIPREME ZA ŽIVOT NA SLOBODI
EDUCATION IN THE FUNCTION OF INPRISONMENT AND PREPARATION FOR A LIFE AFTER RELEASE

Summary/Abstract: The education of prisoners has its role in defining the main purpose of imprisonment, which, among other things is training prisoners for life after the release. Education in penal institutions is important in order for prisoners to acquire new knowledge and skills, to spend their time in an adequate and organized manner during the actual imprisonment, and also in terms of a better post penal life organization. A good prison treatment implies constant motivation and guidance of the prisoners towards education, organizing and conducting education itself, and all in terms of reintegration and contribution to the community after the prisoner's release. In this paper, the author sets the question whether education in penal institutions can result in positive changes in prisoners. Accordingly, the paper presents the state of education of prisoners in the Republic of Croatia and other countries. The research goal of this paper is to determine the educational opportunities and capacities of individual countries by reviewing and analyzing the available literature, with the presentation of individual research related to the education of prisoners, with the application of a descriptive data processing method and meta analysis. As a conclusion, the fact that educational programs in penal institutions are basically deficient and insufficient, especially in less developed countries, emerges. It is necessary to strive to motivate prisoners as much as possible for any form of education and, on the other hand, to ensure adequate capacities and financial resources for education in penal institutions, all with the aim of adapting to the labor market. i

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