Education in prisons of Education in prisons of LatviaLatvia

NumberNumber of prisoners of prisoners (01.01.20(01.01.201010.).)

•Total number - Total number - 70557055

– 5055 5055 sentenced sentenced – 2000 2000 under pre-trial detention under pre-trial detention

Location of inmates in Location of inmates in prisonsprisons •Correctional institutions for Correctional institutions for

juvenilesjuveniles - - 1,4 1,4 % % •Open prisons Open prisons -- 3, 3,0 0 %%•Semi-closed prisonsSemi-closed prisons - - 1 133,3 %,3 %•Closed prisonsClosed prisons - - 5 544,,1 1 % % •Investigative prisonsInvestigative prisons - 28,2 % - 28,2 %

Breakdown of prisoners by Breakdown of prisoners by age age

Prisoners by age Prisoners by age groupgroup

Number Number %%

Up to 18Up to 18 8080 1,61,6From 18 up to 21From 18 up to 21 389389 7,77,7From 2From 222 up to 25 up to 25 986986 19,519,5From 2From 266 up to 30 up to 30 10771077 21,321,3From 3From 311 up to 40 up to 40 13901390 27,527,5From 4From 411 up to 50 up to 50 799799 15,815,8From 5From 511 up to 60 up to 60 268268 5,35,3More that 60More that 60 6666 1,31,3

Length of sentences Length of sentences (imprisonment) (imprisonment)

• Average length of imprisonment in Average length of imprisonment in Latvia - Latvia - 4,46 4,46 yearsyears

males - males - 4,6 4,6 years years females - females - 3,5 3,5 yearsyears

Released in 200Released in 20099 year year• Total number -Total number - 25112511

from them: from them: – after the end of the sentence period –after the end of the sentence period –

18921892– before the end of the sentence periodbefore the end of the sentence period – –

600600 – released released owing to hard illnesowing to hard illnes - - 1111– released released owing toowing to amnesty - amnesty - 88

Education in prison.Education in prison.

The management of educational process in The management of educational process in prisons are organized in line with "The prisons are organized in line with "The

politics of inmates education for 2006-2012"politics of inmates education for 2006-2012"

In the course of the 2009 year In the course of the 2009 year 24392439 inmates inmates engage in less primary, primary, gengage in less primary, primary, generaleneral, , vocational, higher and informal education vocational, higher and informal education

programs.programs.

Education programs and Education programs and number of inmatesnumber of inmates

primary; 805; 33%

vocational; 1040; 42%

higher; 14; 1%

secondary; 149; 6%

less primary; 1; 0%

informal; 430; 18%

less primary

primary

general secondary

vocational

higher

informal

General educationGeneral education

General educationGeneral education

• 955955 prisoners from prisoners from 1212 prisons were prisons were involved in general education involved in general education programsprograms

Vocational educationVocational education

Vocational Vocational educationeducation10401040 inmates from inmates from 99 prisons were prisons were involved in vocational training involved in vocational training programs, that have been accredited programs, that have been accredited by the stateby the state

Specialities Specialities • ElektricianElektrician (Jelgava, Jēkabpis, Rīgas Centrācietums) (Jelgava, Jēkabpis, Rīgas Centrācietums) • StokerStoker (Jēkabpils) (Jēkabpils)• TailorTailor (Iļģuciems, Brasa, Rīgas Centrālcietums, Jelgava)(Iļģuciems, Brasa, Rīgas Centrālcietums, Jelgava)• Woodworker’s Woodworker’s (Jēkabpils, Daugavgrīva, Šķirotava, (Jēkabpils, Daugavgrīva, Šķirotava,

Valmiera)Valmiera)• Welder Welder (Jelgava, Jēkabpils, Šķirotava, Valmiera) (Jelgava, Jēkabpils, Šķirotava, Valmiera) • Lathe operatorLathe operator (Jēkabpils) (Jēkabpils)• Finishing workerFinishing worker (Jēkabpils) (Jēkabpils)• BricklayerBricklayer (Daugavgrīva) (Daugavgrīva)• Cook’s mateCook’s mate (Iļģuciems, Jēkabpils) (Iļģuciems, Jēkabpils)• HairdresserHairdresser (Iļģuciems) (Iļģuciems)

Informal Informal education education

Informal Informal educationeducation 430430 inmates from inmates from 99 prisons were prisons were

involved in involved in informalinformal programs programs