Prisons in UK and Lithuania

As Lithuania integrates in European cultural, political and social life, it also has huge influence on Lithuanian penal system. Now Lithuania has access to modern prisons and its quality: starting propagate sports and "a sound mind in a sound body" ideas, organizing various conferences and increasing salaries. What is more, after Lithuanian Prison Department and Sport's Department contract, officers will be able to improve physical preparation. There are a lot of similarities between Lithuanian and UK prisons as accommodation, education and visits.
There are a few procedures that take place when a prisoner first arrives at prison: checking identities, search, dactylography and photography, allocating their Prison Number, seeing by a member of the healthcare team. Prisoners have chance to discuss any problems they may have during imprisonment (in UK) probation staff or (in Lithuania)-social workers, pedagogues. Induction helps prisoners settle into prison life, explains how the prison works and what each prisoner's responsibilities are. Prisoners are kept in cells within fourseater cells or in solitary cell, including proper daily living needs. Inmates eat three times per day and food is free. Arranging a meeting adult visitors must bring their passport or driving licence and in UK children under the age of 10 can visit in addition to a maximum of three adults, in Lithuania- just one adult. There is very little that is allowed to be given to a prisoner by a visitor. This includes food and drink.Prisoners are allowed to send letters every week and make telephone calls and everyday go outside in special walking areas for 2 hours. Inmates have possibility to secondary and higher education.
To sum up, Lithuanian prison and penitentiaries are renovated according to European solitary insitutions, so the situation of imprisonment is getting better for its strict medical care, higher hygiene requirements and professional workers. Intercepting foreign penal system experience prisoners life's and officers working atmosphere corresponds normal and positive way of living.