On the basis of the agreement signed on 4 November 2020 between the Ministry of Justice and the Central Board of Prison Service, the construction of five "Pilot penitentiary complexes" (Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021) was launched in five districts of the Prison Service.
Project objectives
The main objective of the project is the implementation of innovative actions aiming at Polish penitentiary system development, which can contribute to recidivism decline.
Module number 1 called “Pilot penitentiary complexes” assumes building and launching 5 modern penitentiary complexes, each of them comprising a housing pavilion, a production hall and a halfway house. In order to optimize the benefits of the support provided, staff involved in the tasks of the modern penitentiary complexes will receive adequate training. The construction of the production halls and the establishment of cooperation with entrepreneurs will allow the employment of inmates after their professional training. Building a modern space for the inmates will allow for the implementation of new and development of the already existing penitentiary solutions, such as "Programme of work for prisoners". (Source: https://funduszenasprawiedliwosc.ms.gov.pl/nmf-2014-2021/strona-glowna/pdp-1-pilotazowe-kompleksy-penitencjarne-3/ )
Halfway house
One of the facilities involved in the programme is Jastrzębie-Zdrój Penitentiary, where a halfway house will be built. The facility is subordinate to the District Inspectorate of the Prison Service in Katowice. It is planned to be built on a plot of land in the permanent management of the Penitentiary in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, in the area adjacent to the unit. As of 16 July 2021, an architectural, functional and utility concept was developed and accepted, on the basis of which the project documentation will be developed by November 2021.
