Georgia will have new juvenile justice system
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All criminal cases in Georgia involving minors will soon be handled by police officers, investigators, prosecutors and judges who specialise in juvenile offending.
Georgia’s Justice Ministry have prepared the Juvenile Justice Code, which will see the country have a new institution of justice for people aged 18 years and under.
The Ministry believed this move would help Georgia’s justice system meet European standards and the requirements stipulated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Local and international experts were set to discuss the new Code tomorrow.
Georgia is establishing a special Juvenile Justice Code for people aged 18 and under so the country can provide a judicial system that meets European standards and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Life imprisonment for juveniles is now prohibited in Georgia. The country has a new Juvenile Justice Code that meets international standards.
The Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia released statistics today reflecting the country’s supportive attitude of recent changes to Georgian legislation for youth offenders.
Georgia’s new Juvenile Justice Code is being applauded by international experts for its innovative ways to address youth crime and rehabilitate young offenders.
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Today a group of diplomatic corps and media representatives saw first-hand how the Ministry remotely controlled juvenile inmates from the newly established Electric Monitoring Centre of the National Probation Agency.
Georgia’s Acting Minister of Corrections Kakha Kakhishvili told Parliament that the Ministry of Corrections planned to build a new prison for young offenders aged 14-21 years, through the recommendation and support of the European Union (EU).
This year more juveniles were offered preventative sentences rather than prison terms, says Georgia’s Minister of Justice Thea Tsulukiani.
Today Georgia’s Holy Trinity Church in capital Tbilisi hosted an art exhibition of works created by Georgian female convicts and by those who have already served their sentences.
The latest Council of Europe survey for mortality rates amongst inmates ranks Georgia as the fifth lowest.