{"id":14285,"date":"2023-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/dokladi\/reformata-v-bylgarskata-penitenciarna-sistema-systojanie-i-perspektivi\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:40:21","slug":"2024-the-reform-of-the-bulgarian-penitentiary-system-current-state-and-future-prospects-en","status":"publish","type":"dokladi","link":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/reports\/2024-the-reform-of-the-bulgarian-penitentiary-system-current-state-and-future-prospects-en\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reform of the Bulgarian Penitentiary System: Current State and Future Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Krassimir Kanev and Dilyana Angelova<\/p>\n<p>This research was carried out by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) under the project \u201cEvaluation of the reform in places of deprivation of liberty in Bulgaria \u2212 Legislation and practice after the pilot judgment of the ECtHR <em>Neshkov and Others v. Bulgaria<\/em>\u201d, funded by the \u201cActive Citizens Fund Bulgaria\u201d under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area. The project\u2019s overarching objective is to improve the implementation of international human rights standards in detention facilities and in prisons in Bulgaria. The initiative continues BHC\u2019s long-standing work in monitoring of the situation in prison institutions, advocating for respect of prisoners\u2019 rights and empowering vulnerable groups. For its implementation, BHC received support from the General Directorate for the Execution of Punishments (GDIN) and the Ombudsman as the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM).<\/p>\n<p>This book examines and assesses the effect of the practical and legislative measures taken by the Bulgarian government following the European Court of Human Rights pilot judgment in the case of <em>Neshkov and Others v. Bulgaria<\/em>. The research identifies the shortcomings of the penitentiary system reform and outlines the areas where the implementation of the Court\u2019s general measures should continue. The results of the study will be communicated to national authorities and the Council of Europe\u2019s Committee of Ministers, which monitors the implementation of the Court\u2019s judgments.<\/p>\n<p>In the first part, a comprehensive review of the international standards for the treatment of prisoners in the penitentiary system and the recommendations of international human rights bodies to Bulgaria is made. The review focuses on the standards formulated within the bodies and institutions of the United Nations and the Council of Europe &#8211; the two organizations Bulgaria has been a member of for several decades.<\/p>\n<p>The second part presents the results of the research on the effects of the changes after the Court\u2019s pilot judgment in the case of <em>Neshkov and Others v. Bulgaria<\/em>, which gave rise to a comprehensive reform of the penitentiary system in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40305,"template":"","vid":[129],"class_list":["post-14285","dokladi","type-dokladi","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vid-thematic-reports-en"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dokladi\/14285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dokladi"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dokladi"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dokladi\/14285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50002,"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dokladi\/14285\/revisions\/50002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vid","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bghelsinki.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vid?post=14285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}