Conference: Secure detention centers
Conference: Secure detention centers
23.10.24
The 24 Austrian prisons in Austria differ greatly from one another in terms of construction and technology, which makes it difficult to implement uniform modernization standards. Particularly with regard to the re-socialization of prisoners, innovative construction concepts are necessary in order to meet the needs of the different users. As almost all inmates are released at the end of their sentence, measures that promote their reintegration into society are of great importance. International examples of promoting practice from the European and, in particular, the Norwegian prison system, which deal with the design of prisons and re-socialization concepts, can provide valuable orientation. Jan-Erik Sandlie (Norwegian Correctional Service) and Tony McDonnell (EuroPris) presented their expertise on re-socialization in prisons from a structural perspective in a Campus Lecture on “The impact of prison infrastructure on security”.
In the project “ESBH – Efficient, safe and structural prison design in prisons in Austria”, researchers at FH Campus Wien also looked at the structural and technical standards of prisons in Austria. An interdisciplinary team developed recommendations for standards to make the prison system even more efficient and needs-oriented in the future. The project was implemented in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ), the Institute for Applied Legal and Criminal Sociology at the University of Innsbruck (IRKS), the civil engineering firm App informatics ZT GmbH (Ai) and the company Linienreich Generalplanung & Projektmanagement GmbH and supported by the Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (BIG) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI).
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