COMPARATIVE LAW The Right of Convicts to Education Within the Penitentiary System of the Republic of Moldova: Normative Guarantees and Barriers to Implementation
COMPARATIVE LAW The Right of Convicts to Education Within the Penitentiary System of the Republic of Moldova: Normative Guarantees and Barriers to Implementation

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the legal and organizational mechanisms for ensuring the right of convicts to education within the penitentiary system of the Republic of Moldova. The paper analyses international standards and national legislation governing access of persons deprived of liberty to formal, non-formal and informal education. Particular attention is paid to the gap between the formal recognition of the right to education and its practical implementation within the penitentiary system. The article examines education as one of the key factors of resocialization and social reintegration of convicts and also explores the role of information technologies and distance learning in expanding access to educational resources in conditions of deprivation of liberty. The main problems affecting the functioning of penitentiary education are identified, including limited access to secondary vocational and higher education, insufficient technical equipment of penitentiary institutions, the absence of a stable mechanism of interinstitutional cooperation, and insufficient normative-legal regulation concerning the use of information technologies in the educational process. The article argues for improving legislation, developing a digital educational environment, and implementing individualized educational programmes as essential conditions for enhancing the effectiveness of convict resocialization and promoting a more humane criminal policy.

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