Description
The project aims at improving conditions for vulnerable groups in Lithuanian prisons. The objective of the project is to improve health care service provided, in particular for three different groups: inmates with physical and mental disabilities and high-risk infectious diseases (AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis etc.); those addicted to drugs; and female offenders raising small children. This will be achieved firstly by creating a special rehabilitation unit for drug addicted inmates in the Closed Prison No. 2 of Pravieniskes (with capacity of 30 places), secondly, by moving the current prison hospital to new facilities in Pravieniskes (in total 140 hospital beds will be built) and installing new medicine equipment, and thirdly, by establishing premises outside closed prison for at least 5 sentenced women inmates to raise their children up to 3 years of age, under supervision of prison staff. Implementation of this project will contribute to the improved quality of health care services and re-socialization of inmates from vulnerable groups.
Summary of project results
The project was needed to focus on vulnerable groups in Lithuanian prisons. The project aimed at improving health care service provided for the inmates with physical and mental disabilities and high-risk infectious diseases (AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis etc.); minimizing negative impact of imprisonment on addicted inmates as well as ensuring sufficient conditions for children up to 3 years to raise together with their sentenced mothers outside closed prison. During implementation of the project: 1) reconstruction of facilities of prison hospital in Pravieniskes has been completed (90 hospital beds have been built in the Internal diseases and Psychiatric divisions of the hospital. The total capacity of prison hospital is 155, which is higher than the planned target number of 140 hospital beds). The new medicine equipment (in total 81 pieces) has been also installed in prison hospital. Since reconstruction of hospital premises was completed only in the final month of project implementation, the provision of medical services for inmates of vulnerable groups has not been started during the project implementation period and the planned target of number of inmates of vulnerable groups receiving health care services using improved infrastructure (5500) has not been achieved. As according to Programme proposal, the period for achievement of this indicator was 2 years after moving the prison hospital to new facilities in Pravieniskes, the project promoter is obliged to achieve the target number of inmates provided with health care services using the improved infrastructure within 2 years after approval of final project report. 2) a special rehabilitation unit for drug addicted inmates in the Closed Prison No. 2 of Pravieniskes with capacity of 30 places has been created. 3) the premises outside the prison for 5 women with children have been established and equipped. The project significantly improved the health services for inmates of vulnerable groups, the quality of re-socialization of addicted inmates in closed prisons as well as conditions for female inmate to raise their children outside the territory of closed prison.
Summary of bilateral results