Teplyashin P.V. South European type of penitentiary systems

Abstract: This article gives briefly describes the South European penitentiary type, which is characterized by the weak manifestation of the elements of progressive penitentiary system, wide use of the practice of volunteer and social work of the inmates outside the correctional facility, and active application of medical therapy with realization of subsequent rehabilitation programs. Attention is given to the fact that on the background of active support of progressive standards of inmate treatment in prisons, the reports of members of the CPT who have visited Italy, San-Marino, Malta, and Cyprus reflect separate violation of rights of inmates or other deficiencies in organization of the work of prisons. The novelty of this research is justified by the significant lack of research of penitentiary practices of these states. A conclusion is made that in the conditions of the ambiguous reform of the Russian penal system the analysis of the South European penitentiary type justifies appropriate scientific interest towards further typological comparative legal research of the entire European penitentiary map.

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