The Ministry of Justice plans to move the penitentiaries out of cities, Minister Robert Cazanciuc said in Oradea (northwestern Romania) on Thursday. He claims it would allow more efficient re-education activities.
The National Administration of Penitentiaries must submit by June a national investment programme for the prisons, as the Justice Ministry will launch two major projects this year, Cazanciuc announced in a press conference.
He mentioned that social re-integration stands no chance, despite any re-education efforts in the current facilities. More space is necessary, and possibly the support of non-governmental organizations working in the correction facilities, as practiced in many European countries. More…