School qualifications behind bars: 21 prisoners in Saxony-Anhalt cheer!

School qualifications behind bars: 21 prisoners in Saxony-Anhalt cheer!

In the Saxony-Anhalt prison system, education is very important! In the current school year 2024/2025, 21 prisoners paved their way to graduate. A great result that shows how important education is for re -socialization. The number of successfully completed school qualifications is divided into the youth facility in Raßnitz and the correctional facility in Burg.

In the Raßnitz youth institution, 12 school qualifications were achieved. Here 5 young men have reached the secondary school leaving certificate and 7 a secondary school leaving certificate. In the Burg correctional facility, 4 men have been added with a secondary school leaving certificate and 5 with a secondary school leaving certificate. Franziska Weidinger, the Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection in Saxony-Anhalt, emphasizes the importance of these training opportunities. As she emphasizes, education is a central key to successful reintegration into society. "The foundation stone for a new life is laid behind bars," says Weidinger [Magdeburg clicks] (https://www.magdburg-klickt.de/ JusticeFure Saxony-anhalt-hinter-gitter-zum-schulabschlung/).

educational measures in focus

But that's not all! Also in the school year 2023/2024, the efforts to educate education in the correctional facility were not to be dismissed. A total of 28 prisoners made up for their school leaving certificate. In the Raßnitz youth center, 13 prisoners achieved a secondary school leaving certificate, while 9 made it to the secondary school leaving certificate. In addition, 5 men reached their secondary school leaving certificate in the JVA Burg and one also received an extended secondary school leaving certificate. The certificates were ceremoniously presented to the prisoners [Dubisthalle] (https://dubisthalle.de/unchtricht-im-gefaengnis-28-haeftling-in-sachsen-in-diesem-year-ihren-school-leaving certificate).

Responsible for the educational offers is the state company for employment and education of the prisoners (LBBG), which currently employs 103 people. These committed teachers and professional instructors make a significant contribution to the fact that education not only becomes a word, but a lived practice in prison. External educational institutions also play an important role by integrating into school and professional qualification measures.

The key to re -socialization

Education in prison is not just an issue in Saxony-Anhalt. In other federal states, too, a lot is done for the school and vocational training of prisoners. In Saxony, for example, around 800 participants for various educational offers are set up, which range from secondary school and secondary school courses to vocational training [educational server] (https://www.bildungserver.de/erwachsenenbildung/weiterbildung-im-straf. 4480-de.html).

Overall, it turns out that education in prison is an important resource that benefits everyone involved. The aim is to enable the former prisoners to relieve freedom with a better foundation. After all, everyone earns a second chance, and education is one of the best ways to take this opportunity.