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Question Time: Minister Habijan announces investments in prison system and a new AI-assisted project The 5th session of the Croatian Parliament began with Question Time, with 40 parliamentary questions asked to members of the Government
Minister Habijan presented to the Government the 2023 Report on the State and Operation of Penitentiaries, Prisons, Reformatories and Centres The Report on the State and Operation of Penitentiaries, Prisons, Reformatories and Centres contains basic indicators on the inmate number and structure in 2023, the type and description of tasks related to the treatment of prisoners and the number and structure of officers
Virtual exhibition “Love, Peace and Fellowship” by students of social pedagogy at the Zagreb Prison Hospital As part of the compulsory traineeship in the university graduate study programme in Social Pedagogy - Module: Adult Criminal Offenders, students of the final year of study, with the guidance and support of their mentors, designed and delivered a creative workshop at the Prison Hospital.
3rd International Grappling CompetitionThe international competition in grappling was held on Wednesday 11 December in the sports hall of "Ante Starčević" Primary School in Lepoglava, organised by the Training Centre, in cooperation with the Lepoglava Penitentiary and the Central Office for the Prison System
Minister Habijan signs contracts for construction of modular annexes in Varaždin and Lipovica-PopovačaOn Monday 25 November, Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan signed contracts on the design and construction of standardized modular annexes to Varaždin Prison and Lipovica-Popovača Penitentiary
EuroPris delegation in Croatia: Cooperation in modernising prison systemsThe visit to Croatia on 29 and 30 October brought together experts from the prison systems of Northern Ireland, Ireland, Germany, Catalonia, France, England and Wales, Denmark and Italy.
Lepoglava Penitentiary wins gold and silver diplomas for honeyThe Lepoglava Penitentiary won a gold diploma for its acacia honey and a silver diploma for chestnut honey at the 16th Organoleptic Evaluation of Honey with International Participation in Vukovar
Yellow Ribbon Run 2024On 20 September, Minister Habijan ran with former and current prisoners at the Yellow Ribbon Run race in Gospić and finished third.
6th International Criminal Justice Summer CourseThe topics of this year’s Summer Course were related to mental health, with a focus on resilience in criminal justice settings.
Final conference of NFM Justice and Home Affairs ProgrammeOn 7 June 2024, the final conference of the Justice and Home Affairs Programme of Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 was held at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel.
19th Middle European Correctional Roundtable – MECRThe 19th Middle European Correctional Roundtable (MECR) was held from 27 to 29 September at the Hotel Dubrovnik in Zagreb and the Lepoglava Penitentiary, organised by the Prison System and Probation Directorate of Croatia's Ministry of Justice and Public Administration.
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Prison system – study visit of Ukrainian delegationFrom 23 to 29 September, the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, organised a study visit for a Ukrainian delegation, dedicated to the prison system.
International training of trainers (ToT) on the Nelson Mandela RulesIn the period 17-21 July 2023, four representatives of the Directorate for Prison System and Probation participated in the international train-the-trainer course (ToT) on the Nelson Mandela Rules in Belgrade.
State Secretary Martinović attends International Penitentiary Forum in UkraineState Secretary Juro Martinović participated in the International Penitentiary Forum held in Kiev from 20 to 21 June.
Minister Malenica signs the Agreement for project “Modernisation of the Prison System through the Construction of Gospić Penitentiary”On 5 April 2023, Minister of Justice and Public Administration Ivan Malenica signed the Agreement on the Realisation of the Project “Modernisation of the Prison System through the Construction of Gospić Penitentiary” with Head of Lika-Senj County Ernest Petry and Mayor of Gospić Karlo Starčević.
CPT delegation visits CroatiaA delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) paid a regular periodic visit to penal authorities in the Republic of Croatia from 19 to 28 September.
Ministerial conference on the prevention of radicalisation and violent extremism in penal institutionsMinister of Justice and Public Administration Ivan Malenica participated in the regional conference of justice ministers, entitled “Prevention of radicalisation and violent extremism in the penal institutions of Southeast Europe - challenges and vision for the future”, which took place on 21-22 October in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
26th annual Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation ServicesThe 26th annual Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services “Gaining an Edge over the Pandemic” took place in Portugal on 20-21 September.