MINISTRY OF JUSTICE - GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PRISON AND DETENTION HOUSES - DIRECTORATE OF SUPERVISED RELEASE

It is responsible for the rehabilitation and education of suspects, accused and convicts in the jurisdiction of Hatay province. Our institution has taken its place in the criminal justice system with the probation system that came into force in 2005 with the Probation Services Law. The most basic mission of our institution is to protect the society in cooperation with relevant institutions within the framework of the fundamental rights and freedoms of disadvantaged persons at risk of social exclusion with the understanding of social security and justice. The aim of the probation system is to carry out sustainable education and rehabilitation activities in order to prevent re-offending by ensuring the participation of adult and young convicts in ducational activities, and in this way to ensure the reintegration of convicts into society. Education and rehabilitation activities of adults and youth in the institution are carried out by sychologists, social workers, sociologists, teachers and correctional officers under the coordination of the institution managers and the chief. These activities are given under three main headings. Structured ten-session group studies (anger control, alcohol and drug abuse) are individual meeting sessions and personal development seminars. In this way, it is aimed to reintegrate the criminals into society, rehabilitate them, improve their criminal behavior and attitudes, and in this way protect the society.We are responsible for the follow-up of people (adults and juvenile) who commit crimes in our region but are kept under surveillance in the community for a while. In this follow-up period, it is aimed to ensure surveillance in the region by trying to reduce criminal behavior through training and improvement activities.In this context, providing surveillance in the region with electronic tracking when necessary,Execution and reporting of judicial decisions within the framework of the audit plan, Providing assistance and protection services to those in need, Providing psycho-social counseling on addiction, anger management and life skills when needed.For this purpose, organizing seminars and workshops, collaborating with local stakeholders at the local level. Hatay Probation Directorate took part as a consortium member within the scope of the project on Conflict Management and Peer Coaching in Intervention Programs (KA104-Adult education personnel mobility) in October 2022, and four personnel working in the institution took part in seven training sessions given by the host organization Skupina Primera in Ljublyana, the capital of Slovenia. Attended a daily training course.After the mobility, the participants made an evaluation using the knowledge and skills they acquired according to European education models and re-determined the needs of the institution and staff. In addition, we continued to meet with the hosting institutions online via the Zoom application, and in this way, the experience and ability to cooperate with institutions in different countries was gained. The institution's staff continued to continue the competencies and experiences they gained internationally with the experience of participating in the project on a European scale and to provide professional and professional training for adult education trainers. Thanks to the gains, experiences and collaborations achieved, it is possible to bring the qualifications of the staff to European standards with more innovative and good practices through international projects, to increase the institutional capacity by increasing the professional qualifications of the staff, to increase the institutional capacity of the obliged parties. It is aimed to develop new strategies and new projects to ensure that people benefit from equal opportunities with other people, reduce the risk of re-offending, and reintegrate them into society.