Justice at the limit: how re -socialization succeeds!

Justice at the limit: how re -socialization succeeds!

The priority in Austria faces a massive challenge: with 8,835 inmates they are overcrowded, while the capacity is only designed for 8,278 people. This reports noe.orf.at . The crowds of adhesive places have a significant impact on the work of the staff, which is already under pressure with an occupation of 95.5 percent. In particular, the Stein Niederösterreich's Prison, the country's largest prison system with 830 inmates, is fighting with an overcrowding of 102 percent. Major General Erich Huber-Güsthofer, who has only taken over the management since November, commented on the joint efforts to optimize the processes.

The challenges of prison

Huber-Günsthofer sees it as one of his main tasks to drive the resocialization of the inmates forward and at the same time support the overloaded workforce. In the context, he emphasizes the need for training measures that include German courses for foreign occupants. These measures are intended to help the inmates to be better returned to society. According to Huber-Günsthofer, there are currently around 200 inmates that take part in various training programs.

The successes in re -socialization are difficult to quantify. Whether these efforts lead to an actual improvement also depends on the individual situation of the inmates. In this context, an empirical investigation by Karl-Dieter Opp warns that the re-socialization of occupants depends heavily on the internal framework conditions. As explained in his study from 1976, the design of the prison system plays a crucial role in the success of re -socialization measures, which seems all the more relevant for the current situation. More information on the effects of prison on re-socialization can be read in the study by de Gruyter