General Directorate “Execution of Sentences”

Ministry of Justice

Bulgaria

The process of resocialization can be defined as a chain of subsequent

activities and required changes which delineate the development of the life situation of the desocialized person and point towards the person’s re-

inclusion in the social life.

CONDITIONSThe course of the resocialization process is influenced by a number of conditions that may facilitate or prevent the person’s re-inclusion in the society. • The social maturity of the person;• The professional perspectives and expected

work activity of the person; • The peculiarities of the individual life situation; • The attitude towards the order and lawfulness

in society.

RESOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES

• General penitentiary activities:Sports;Culture and information;

• Specialized activities:Education and vocational training;Specialized exit work;

SPORT AND PRISON

• Sports development aims to ensure humane treatment of offenders and to guarantee respect for human rights;

• Creates conditions for the rehabilitation and resocialization of offenders;

• Upgrading of facilities in places of imprisonment for exercising sports activities.

SPORT AND PRISON

• Sports activities in prisons contribute to the meaningful engagement of prisoners during their leisure time;

• It limits the subcultural activity of the inmates;

• Team initiatives form teamwork attitudes in inmates;

• Sport trains self-control;• It vents the accumulated stress, anxiety and

aggression;

SPORT AND PRISON

Forms of realization:• Individual training;• Competitions;• Tournaments;• Championships;• Bases;• Gyms;• Sports fields;

SPORT AND PRISON

• Sport teaches discipline; • It builds endurance of body and spirit; • It teaches active attitude to life; • Sport is also relevant to the failure in life;

SPORTS AND PRISON

• Sport strengthens the mind, helps overcome various difficulties - physical, psychological and emotional;

• Through sports inmates learn leadership, teamwork, responsibility towards the group and compliance with the rules;

• The sense of victory over oneself contributes to the self-esteem, satisfaction and the personality development.

Thank you for your attention!