Kyrgyzstan reduces prison population by 20 percent through probation
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The Ministry of Justice in Kyrgyzstan reported that the country's prison population decreased by nearly 20 percent after the government introduced a probation system.
Justice Minister Almaz Aiylchiev and European Union Ambassador Rémi Duflot met to review the results of the first phase of the Justice for All (JUST4ALL) project. The ministry says the probation mechanism allows the government to provide social support and supervision to specific types of offenders without removing them from society.
The ministry noted that the rate of repeat offenses among people currently on probation is about 1 percent. The officials also discussed the next phase of the project, which aims to build a unified digital ecosystem for the criminal justice system. This plan involves connecting information systems from different government agencies. The project also intends to create electronic legal services, improve legal statistics, and provide citizens with more ways to access legal help.
