Prisons

I would like to compare prisons in the UK and in Lithuania.

There are more than 85,ooo prisoners in about 160 jails in the UK. The vast majority of them are in England and Wales. All prisoners pass through reception, which is responsible for checking identities and monitoring numbers. New arrivals are seen by a nurse, to identify those coming off drugs. All prisoners have access to education. At Chelmsford Prison, educational facilities include a barber's salon, IT classes and cookery lessons. There is significant take-up of English lessons among the many foreign prisoners. Prison kitchen have to keep inmates well fed on a tight budget. Breakfast, lunch and an evening meal cost an average of 1.87 pounds for prisoner per day. All prisoners have sports facilities. The gym is used by about 70% of prisoners. Prison staff make sure that a visit is allowed and visitors have the right paperwork. At Chelmsford Prison, dog checks that visitors are not carrying drugs. Family visits are held once a month.

There are about 8400 prisoners in Lithuania. Our country has only one prison-Lukiškių prison. The state gives for Lukiškių prison 15 mln. Lt per year. Breakfast, lunch and an evening meal cost an average of 5,99 Lt for working inmate per day, for not working prisoner-4,20 Lt, for a convicted woman-4,19 Lt, for young offender-7,88 Lt per day. Only 30 of all prisoners are working. Living conditions are not bad and not good, because in one cell live 4-5 inmates and in the same room there is a toilet. Prisoners are allowed TVs and computers without the internet. In Lithuania all prisoners also have access to education. Those who did not finish a school can get secondary education. Swedish language is very popular in a jail, because a prison a lot of cooperate with Swedish organization CRIS, which was established by a former addict inmate. Family visits are held once for two months and inmates can to call once a week.

In conclusion, I think that in the UK jails there are more conditions to reform prisoners. One person said that Lithuanian jail do not reform people, here is increasing a cruelty. I completely agree with this statement.