Study visit to Poland

During the period 9 to 12 June 2014, was held a study visit to the Warsaw city, Poland. The Republic of Moldova was represented by a delegation consisting of the Vice Minister of Justice, Vladimir GROSU, the director of the Department of Penitentiary Institutions, Ana DABIJA and the head of the Central Probation Office, Vladimir POPA.

The purpose of this visit was the experience exchange, the presentation of European standards of detention, mutual sharing of best practices in prisons and probation systems in both countries, as well as sharing best practice in this area.

In this context, the delegation members visited the Ministry of Justice, where they had a meeting with the Undersecretary of State, Stanisław CHMIELEWSKI and signed an intent letter for the cooperation development between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland.

The members of the delegation visited some prisons, including the penitentiary institution in Warsaw - Mokotów, institution from Trybunlaski Piotrków, the National Council of the Magistracy, the Electronic Monitoring Office and the General Prosecution. Thus, this visit provided the opportunity to meet with the working practices with the prisoners as well as with the way the electronic monitoring system works in Poland.

The study visits organized on prisons and probation issues in the last years have become important opportunities for the international exchange of best practices and experiences on the implementation of the European standards as well as improving of partnership relations between the Central Probation Office in Moldova and probation services from various countries.