Background InformationStaff within Prison:

2600Expenditure: 13.7

million Danish crownsRevenue: 119 million

(9% of revenue) from sale of inmate products

Recidivism Rate: 27%

  Highlights

Fewer prisoners in jailShorter sentencesFewer re-offendersWomen guardsMore family visitsMore educationAnger management

courses

PrincipalsNormalization*OpennessExercise to

ResponsibilitySecurityLeast Possible

InterventionOptimum Use of

Resources  Prisoner Responsibilities

Required 37 hours per week of “purposeful activity”

Choice of work or education

Does own shoppingLeaves granted

usually when 1/3 of sentence served

Their mission is to prevent criminals from committing crimes while serving sentences • reduce from relapsing crime/ reform them • length of the prisoners’ sentence help prevent

prisoners from relapsing Should be done more individually Substance abuser programs for motivation

• possible to serve the last part of long sentencing at home

• experiences had proven positive, monitoring using electronic monitoring

Background InformationStaff within Prison: 367Prisoner Capacity Max. Security: 743 Drug Treatment: 70 Work Release Centre: 80Recidivism Rate: 27%

  Highlights

Prisoner Employment Engineering [General medium fabrication

& Fire Brigade equipment] Printing [General Printing] Furniture [Furniture manufacturing and

assembly] P.S.B.U. [Pallet manufacture & specialist

Tier pad processing] (minimum security employment) Laundry [Complex linen requirements] Domestic [ General grounds & Complex

Maintenance, Hygiene and cleaning services & catering]

EducationAvailable Courses: - Literacy - Numeracy - Computers - Aboriginal Studies - Life Skills - Health and Fitness 

Offender Services and Programs • Welfare, psychologist, and other

trained alcohol and drug workers• Providing programs to assist offenders

in adjusting to their incarceration. Maintaining their links to the community and their families.

• Compulsory Drug Treatment Centre provides multidisciplinary treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration to male offenders, who have repeatedly offended in order to support drug dependence addresses physical, social and

psychological needs of offenders, as well a drug related offending behaviour.

One of the World’s Worst Prisons

The Prison began its construction in 1970’s

Its completion was followed by the communist invasion of 1979

The prison is overcrowded and the living standards are criticized by several human rights groups

The Prison currently houses 1300 inmates

350 inmates are Taliban and Al- Qaeda members

There are about 70 female inmates• Some female inmates

also have children living with them in their cell

Corruption of the prison staff

Food, medicine, and clothing distributed by the Red Cross are collected and divided amongst prison staff

Toilets are looted by Taliban, inmates uses buckets as toilets

Food conditions are terrible• Inmates are forced to buy food

from prison store, which are inflated several times to profit the Warden

Torture and Sodomy

Taliban prison guards torture inmates as entertainment

Inmates are tortured until the loss of consciousness

Young men are sometimes sodomized by guards

Guards justifies their action by asking religious questions and making excuses

Prisoners are usually too scared or ashamed to speak out

December 2004 Prison guards are attacked by

inmates with razor blades A shootout leaves 1 Iraqi, 3

Pakistani prisoners and 4 Afghani police dead

January 2006 Seven prisoners escapes, mingling

and disguised as visitors Prison policy is changed forcing

prisoners to wear bright orange uniforms to prevent repeat of this incident

February 2006 Orange uniforms sparked the

February riot The 2,000 prisoners used knives

and make-shift clubs to force guards out of the wings, igniting furniture and smashing windows

300 Taliban and al-Qaeda militants are involved

800 heavily armed Afghani soldiers NATO peacekeepers, tanks and armored carriers surrounded the prison

The riot lasted a few days, resulting in 6 deaths, and 22 critical injuries

Prisoner Capacity: 500Max. Security Prisoners: 75Med. Security Prisoners: 350Min. Security Prisoners: 75

Total Staff: 200Guards: 100Buildings on Property: main cell block, recreation and classroom

facility, administration facility, drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, inspection building and parole hearings rooms [entrance], visitors centre, library

Features: Facility capable of containing minimum and maximum security

prisoners Multiple buildings and extensive grounds create a more real-

world feel to reduce institutionalization Earned levels of independence reduce prisoner dependence on

authority figures

Denunciation Deterrence Segregation

Rehabilitation

The ECADCR strives to: Make criminals aware of their crime, and the

effects of their negative actions on society Keep the public safe from harm by separating

those who are considered acknowledged threats to public safety

Administer the Justice of the Courts when called upon to do so by providing a sufficient place of imprisonment where assigned sentences may be served

Rehabilitate prisoners so that they may be effective members of society, without handing them opportunities not available to the general public

Every prisoner who steps through the doors of the ECADCR is also a person. While ensuring justice is administered, and the prisoners serve sufficient terms, each prisoner is to be treated as an individual. By focusing on the unique mentalities of all inmates, the ECADCR seeks to rehabilitate the prisoners so that they may become productive members of society upon the completion of their sentences.

7:00-8:00            ~Breakfast8:05-12:00           ~Class/Work

12:05-1:00         ~Lunch1:05-5:30             ~Class/Work 5:35-7:00    ~Program Attendance7:05-8:00             ~Dinner8:05-9:30 ~Program Attendance9:35-10:00          ~Leisure Time10:15                   ~Lights-Out

[Counts/Attendance will be conductedevery three hours throughout the day

by supervising figures]

Interaction ProgramThe Interaction Program is required by all

offenders for the duration of their sentence. It involves a discussion session between offenders and psychology specialists. The program’s goal is for offenders to interact and pick out wrong concepts with professional assistance. [This will involve two to three sessions a week with a psychologist, working individually with each prisoner. There is not a set amount of time for this program, as the psychologists will work at the pace of each individual prisoner]

Property Importance ProgramThe Property Importance Program is meant for

offenders of property crimes such as theft and fraud. The program describes the effects of their actions, and assist offenders in preventing recidivism.

Purposeful Activity ProgramThe Purposeful Activity Program is required by all

offenders for the duration of their sentence. While imprisoned, offenders are required to perform a minimum of 8 hours, to a maximum of 40 hours of “purposeful activity,” the length of which is determined by the length of the sentence. There is a choice of education, work, or a combination. Any offenders that are involved with the Society Preparation Program are given a “salary” for both choices during the participation of the Society Preparation Program.

Society Preparation ProgramThe Society Preparation Program is meant for any

offenders whose sentence is more than three years. Towards the last year of their sentence, they are required to purchase and prepare their own food through the prison (with a supplied kitchen) with their own “salary”. They also become responsible for their own laundry, and other such menial tasks. The purpose of this program is to prevent institutionalization during the imprisonment.

Anger Management ProgramThe Anger Management Program is meant for

offenders that have committed offence(s) due to impulse. This program brings in specialists to assist offenders in controlling their anger and impulsive rages, resulting in the chance of lowering the rate of recidivism.

Respect for Genders ProgramThe Respect for Genders Program is meant for

sexual offenders that have committed acts of sexual assault(s) and family violence. The program explains to the offender the need for respect towards the other gender, assists the offenders in recognizing their trigger of re-offending, and provides strategies for preventing recidivism.

The criteria of each individual program will be based on the set curriculum.

A course will be determined complete through a two-stage process.

• The completion of the base curriculum will be assessed by the employee of the facility in charge of that class or program.

• This employee will confer with the psychologist of the prisoner in question to determine if the psychological effects of the program were effective and if the program has been completed effectively.

Education: Prisoners may obtain a high school diploma free of charge. A post-secondary degree may be obtained for a small fee, paid from the “salary” earned by the prisoner through “employment”.

Employment: Prisoners may choose to be employed in the facility doing tasks similar to those listed under “Prisoner Employment” at Parklea. Prisoners will earn a “salary” if they seek a post-secondary education, or if they are part of the Society Preparation Program.