Question

2. Prisoners are trained in useful crafts like​

Answer 1

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Sports activities contribute towards the physical well-being of detainees. They also reduce levels of stress and tension among detainees and help to maintain or improve their mental health. Team sports promote social contact and should also be encouraged.

Answer 2

All prisoners shall be treated with the respect due to their inherent dignity and value as human beings," states the first of the Basic Principles of the Nelson Mandela Rules (the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners), of which UNODC is the guardian. But to contribute to a more lawful and peaceful world, the raison d' ê tre of the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, the assurance of dignity during imprisonment may not be sufficient to avoid reoffending and another incarceration. This possibility may increase if, upon release, ex-convicts find themselves in the same circumstances that potentially contributed to their illegal activities in the first place, and to their arrest. That is why it is crucial to think ahead and to prepare prisoners for their reintegration into society.

UNODC's espousal of this psychology has taken it to prison facilities around the world, supporting Member States with a tried and tested method: strengthening prisoners' resolve by teaching them vocational skills which they can practice in work schemes during their sentence, and which can help them find work upon their release. After they have paid their debt to society, the ability of ex-prisoners to find work is undoubtedly a factor which contributes significantly to their dignity and self-reliance, their sense of belonging, and the diminished likelihood of their recidivism.

Tailoring projects to local needs and working closely with prison administrators to gauge the best avenues for rehabilitation in their respective locations, the Global Programme is launching new projects in the State of Palestine, Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia and El Salvador. They will teach prisoners a variety of useful vocations, and help them improve their self-esteem, decision-making capacities, and confidence in their future. Importantly, these vocations will increase their employability and offer them better work prospects, or better entrepreneurial skills to support them in the case of self-employment. Enabling their smooth transition from incarceration to freedom, prison administrations provide convicts with external certification for their practical training, with documents which do not indicate that the skills were learned in prison.