President Ilir Meta has decreed four important laws related to the police in prison, drafted with the assistance of experts from the British Embassy. According to Meta, the law on the Probation Service, the law on the execution of criminal decisions, the law on the Prison Police and the law on the rights of prisoners and detainees, if are implemented correctly and transparently, they will help the increase the protection of human rights and freedoms.
The four laws, decreed by President Meta and the reasons:
1)Law no. 78/2020 “On the organization and functioning of the Probation Service”
This Service has already received the necessary attention from the legislator, that law should strengthen their capacities and contribute to the protection of the public interest through the transparent implementation of programs aimed at:
-rehabilitation and social reintegration of persons under supervision,
-preventing criminal offenses and reducing the risk of their recurrence.
2) Law no. 79/2020 “On the execution of criminal decisions”
This law has supplemented the rules and procedures for the manner of execution of criminal decisions, unifying them, in relation to the continuous amendments that the law had undergone over the years, as well as adapting it to the legal changes.
3)Law no. 80/2020 “On the police to the prison”.
This law, as an effort to improve the financial treatment and working conditions of Prison Police employees, should be supported, although this effort is still far from what the state should guarantee to this category of professionals who have so far exercised function in extremely difficult conditions and without enjoying the deserved status.
4) Law no. 81/2020 “On the rights and treatment of prisoners and detainees”
Guaranteeing the conditions for the dignified treatment of pre-detainees and convicts, providing for rules aimed at respecting their fundamental rights and freedoms, with the main aim of rehabilitating and reintegrating convicts into society, is an initiative that is supported. But the same care must be shown in the process of reviewing the laws that will follow the approval and start of implementation of this law./abcnews.al
