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Relations of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine with Religious Organizations
Relations of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine with Religious Organizations

Author(s): Volodymyr Spivak
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine; religious organizations; convicts; resocialization; freedom of conscience;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the main principles and forms of relations between the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine and religious organizations. The role of religion in the correction and resocialization of convicts is highlighted. The principles and forms of involvement of religious organizations in working with convicts are considered. The international and Ukrainian regulatory framework, which regulates the activities of religious organizations in penal institutions and providing for the religious needs of prisoners, is analyzed. It was concluded that Ukrainian legislation and state policy as a whole contribute to ensuring the rights of religious prisoners and meeting their religious needs. Problematic issues in this field and prospects for the development of relations between the penitentiary system and the church are identified.

  • Issue Year: 12/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 107-122
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English