Brief Overview On The Penitentiary System - Less Common Aspects

• Author: Constantin Marc Neagu
• Pages: 233-239

LESIJ NO. XXV, VOL. 2/2018

BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM – LESS COMMON

ASPECTS

Constantin Marc NEAGU

Abstract

After last year’s study regarding the occupational therapy as a possible solution for preventing

the breach of criminal law

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, in which we have analysed the penitentiaries in Europe, we have

considered to further explore the penitentiary system in order to show the lesser-common aspects.

Around the world there are prisons which offer those who have been convicted a decent life, as

these facilities have been especially designed to re-educate them.

Therefore, we have considered that it might be useful to approach the types of penitentiaries that

exist around the world because the persons interested in this subject will have the possibility to get a

comprehensive view on the evolution of one specific part of the punitive justice system, namely prisons,

considering the development of the human society, as well as peoples’ mentalities.

Keywords: penitentiary, prison, punitive measures, security.

1. Introduction

In our opinion, it might prove useful to

approach the types of penitentiaries that

exist in various countries round the world

because the characteristics, that some of

them have, underline not o nly lesser-known

facts, but also lesser-common aspects.

Thus, those interested in this issue will

have the possibility to get a comprehensive

view on the evolution of one specific part of

the punitive justice system, namely prisons,

considering the development of the human

society, as well as peoples’ mentalities.

Along time, in the evolution of

mankind, there have been different views on

 Assistant Lecturer, Phd Candidate, Faculty of Law, “Nicolae Titulescu” University of Bucharest (e-mail:

lexetscientia@univnt.ro).

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Please see Constantin Marc Neagu, Occupational Therapy - Possible Solution for Preventing the Breach of

Criminal Law and Socially Reintegrating Offenders, published in LESIJ – Lex et Scientia International Journal, no.

XXIV, vol. 2/2017, p. 136 – 144, available at http://lexetscientia.univnt.ro/ro/articol/OCCUPATIONAL-

THERAPY--POSSIBLE-SOLUTION-FOR-PREVENTING-THE-BREACH-OF-CRIMINAL-LAW-AND-

SOCIALLY-REINTEGRATING-OFFENDERS~612.html.

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Please see https://www.ziare.com/.

punitive measures, which have had direct

consequences on the organizations of the

spaces allocated to offenders, so that these

places would either instil fear o r regulate

human relationships (e.g. keeping families

together).

2. Less Co mmon Penitentiaries

Around the World

The Sark Prison is the smallest prison

in the world and is situated on Sark Island in

Guernsey, a British territor y, a few hundred

kilometres away from the French coast. This

prison was built in 1856 and it has only two

cells. Local authorities still use it for short

imprisonments

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.