What should be done in each direction:

1. A Training Centre should be set up for the present and future employees in which lectures would be mainly delivered by Georgian and foreign experts of the penitentiary field.

1. Under the existed budgetary conditions the mechanisms for increase in the labour remuneration of the penitentiary personnel could be sought by introduction of the system of promotion and awards.

2. In decentralisation of the system we imply conferment of more autonomy to a specific penitentiary establishment. Here is implied increase in the extent of independence of the prison governors in terms of both catering provision and changes of concrete sentenced person's regimes or conferment of other privileges. At the same time the responsibility of prison governors should also be extended.

3. Prisoners' employment is the principle issue as under the conditions of impossibility of the system to sustain itself it is absurd to discuss any transformation. At the outset it could be commenced by virtue of employing small groups of prisoners (those being disciplined). It can be both an arrangement of greenhouse economy and a small-scale development of agricultural, cattle --raising, craft or textile economy. 70-80% of the sentenced persons will be involved in these woks with a pleasure moreover if there is a relevant remuneration provided for by law. For a greater involvement of the sentenced persons it would be advisable to confer wide privileges to the workers. The assignments can be sought from two sources: a) state orders (it mainly refers to sewing linen and uniforms both for the prisoners and the administration); b) to tender private orders

4. Computerisation of the system is quite realistic in view of activation of the co-operation with international donor organisations.

5. In the direction of improvement of health protection it is necessary to activate activities both with the Ministry of Health Protection and International Humanitarian Organisations. Improvement of the catering with the help of budgetary funds is possible by virtue of conferring more autonomy to the establishments and it is possible to manage the aforementioned with the help of non-budgetary funds only after operation of one of the branches mentioned above within the system.

6. The institution of alternatives to the depravation of liberty requires passage of legislative addenda and drafting is needed to this end be carried out in the Ministry of Justice and lobby in the legislature.

7. A gradual replacement of the dilapidated penitentiary premises with the new ones should be effected. This cannot be attained at once but it is necessary that the Ministry took measures for obtaining the funds for construction of new premises (rehabilitation of old ones is impractical) in parallel of the penitentiary establishment on the Rustavi highway designated for 1200 prisoners. In 2001 it was announced that the construction of the latter was accomplished but still enough works have to be done for its entire exploitation.

8. We consider that there is a possibility for accomplishment of certain positive changes in the penitentiary system without considerable expenses. In particular, we consider that moving of juvenile prison population to the Khoni penitentiary establishment was not a right decision given they found themselves in worse living and educational conditions. To this end it is necessary that the issue of their accommodation be settled as soon as possible.

The issue of relations between the convicts and sentenced persons in the central prison hospital should be decided in the close future. In particular, it is advisable that they were separated.

Due to being together in the central hospital the rights of the female prisoners are practically violated given they are only entitled to be outdoors for an hour. The issue of relations between the convicts and sentenced persons in the central prison hospital should be decided in the close future. In particular, it is advisable that they were separated.

There are cases when prisoners are not moved to the hospital on account of investigation purposes, which we consider to be impermissible.

The issue of redeeming the shortcomings existed both in the criminal legislation and functioning of the penitentiary system have been actively raised for a long time both certain Human Rights protection organisations and the representatives of political parties as well as by foreign and Georgian experts of this field. That is why we hope that the Parliament of Georgia will finally take into account the opinions expressed by them and will make the relevant addenda to the Criminal Procedural legislation of Georgia, which will bring it in complete compliance with the international standards of Human Rights protection. As regards the improvement of material-technical basis of he penitentiary system and prisoners' living conditions we are well aware that this can only be effected gradually, step by step, as it is impossible that in the circumstances when other fields of the state and social life being destroyed separately taken penitentiary system make a revolutionary transformation and attain the standards of the European developed countries.