1. General Directorate “Execution of Sentences” Ministry of Justice Bulgaria

2. The process of resocialization can be defined as a chain of subsequent activities and required changes which delineate the development of the life situation of the desocialized person and point towards the person’s re- inclusion in the social life.

3. CONDITIONS The course of the resocialization process is influenced by a number of conditions that may facilitate or prevent the person’s re-inclusion in the society. The social maturity of the person; The professional perspectives and expected work activity of the person; The peculiarities of the individual life situation; The attitude towards the order and lawfulness in society.

4. RESOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES General penitentiary activities:  Sports;  Culture and information; Specialized activities:  Education and vocational training;  Specialized exit work;

5. SPORT AND PRISON Sports development aims to ensure humane treatment of offenders and to guarantee respect for human rights; Creates conditions for the rehabilitation and resocialization of offenders; Upgrading of facilities in places of imprisonment for exercising sports activities.

6. SPORT AND PRISON Sports activities in prisons contribute to the meaningful engagement of prisoners during their leisure time; It limits the subcultural activity of the inmates; Team initiatives form teamwork attitudes in inmates; Sport trains self-control; It vents the accumulated stress, anxiety and aggression;

7. SPORT AND PRISON Forms of realization: Individual training; Competitions; Tournaments; Championships; Bases; Gyms; Sports fields;

8. SPORT AND PRISON Sport teaches discipline; It builds endurance of body and spirit; It teaches active attitude to life; Sport is also relevant to the failure in life;

9. SPORTS AND PRISON Sport strengthens the mind, helps overcome various difficulties - physical, psychological and emotional; Through sports inmates learn leadership, teamwork, responsibility towards the group and compliance with the rules; The sense of victory over oneself contributes to the self-esteem, satisfaction and the personality development.

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