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(b) The provision of education for persons in detention should be adequately
resourced from public funds;
(c) Compliance with the standards set forth in international law and guidance
pertaining to education in detention should be ensured.
91.
The Special Rapporteur recommends that authorities in charge of public education:
(a) Make available to all detainees, whether sentenced or in remand, education
programmes that would cover at least the curriculum of compulsory education at the
primary and, if possible, at the secondary level also;
(b) Together with the institutions of detention, arrange comprehensive education
programmes aimed at the development of the full potential of each detainee. These should
aim also to minimize the negative impact of incarceration, improve prospects of
reintegration, rehabilitation, self-esteem and morale.
92. Systematic and appropriate screening of all prisoners upon entry to places of
detention becomes the norm. Individual education plans with full participation of the
detainee should result from this screening, and be monitored, evaluated and updated from
entry to release.
93. States should identify the dispositional barriers to education and subsequently ensure
adequate assistance and resources to meet their challenge.
94. Education programmes should be integrated with the public system so as to allow for
continuation of education upon release.
95. Detention institutions should maintain well-funded and accessible libraries, stocked
with an adequate and appropriate range of resources and technology available for all
categories of detainees.
96. Teachers in places of detention should be offered approved training and ongoing
professional development, a safe working environment and appropriate recognition in
terms of working conditions and remuneration.
97. Evaluation and monitoring of all education programmes in detention should become
the norm and a responsibility of the ministry of education. The Special Rapporteur
encourages States to investigate which practices pervade their prison estates, recognize
them and take prompt steps to address them.
98. Education programmes in detention should be based on current, multidisciplinary
and detailed research. To this end, the international community should establish
cooperation and exchange mechanisms between States to facilitate the sharing of such
research and examples of best practice and their implementation.
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