Thursday, 19. November 1998
09.45h - 11.00h Opening Session
Chairperson: Mr Joze Hren, National Team Leader Slovenia,
Co-chairperson: Mr Milan Krek, NDDRC Slovenia
Speeches: Mr Joze Hren: "Introduction"; Mr Miha Wohniz, Ministry of
Justice, Slovenia: "Welcome"; Mr Milan Krek, Drug Demand Reduction
Co-ordinator, Slovenia : "The sub-regional project on harm reduction in
Slovenia"; Mr Jacek Moskalewicz, Team Leader of Phare TA to DDR: "Harm
reduction in prison - a relevant topic for Phare partner countries?"
11.00h - 12.30h
Session 1: National drug strategies and harmreduction in prison in the member-countries of the
sub-regional project on harm reduction
Chairperson: Ms Patricija Loviscek, National Team Slovenia,
Co-chairperson: Mr Joze Hren
Presentations: Mr Jiri Richter, Mr Jan Sochurek (Czech
Republic):"Czech Government Policy - Drug Strategy and Programme. Overview
of Measures in the Czech Prison Service". Ms Frusina Dimitrova (Macedonia):
"A brief outline of the treatments for prisoners - drug addicts in the
prisons of the Republic of Macedonia". Mr Milan Krek, National Drug Demand
Reduction Co-ordinator Slovenia: "National strategy on drug demand
reduction in Slovenia".
12.30h
LunchPress conference
14.00h - 16.15h
Session 2: Strategy and practice of harmreduction in prison:
The example of Slovenia
Chairperson: Ms Dagmar Hedrich, Technical supportive
co-ordinator
Co-chairperson: Mr Jiri Richter, Sub-regional Team Leader
Presentations: Ms. Olga Perhavc, Ministry of Justice: "HR in prison:
aspects of social medicine" (on behalf of Institute for Public Health) and:
"Work strategy on harm reduction in Slovene prisons". Mr. Dusan Nolimal,
Institute of Public Health, Slovenia:"Researching drug use in Slovenian
prisons: project proposal, concept and design". Mr Andrej Kastelic, Centre
for Mental Health, Slovenia: "Treatment of drug users in prison".
16.15h - 17.45h
Session 3: Experiences from other Europeancountries
Chairperson: Mr Jiri Richter, Sub-regional Team Leader,
Co-chairperson: Ms Dagmar Hedrich
Presentations: Ms Petra Paula Merino, European Monitoring Centre for
Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon: "Barriers and challenges for Harm
reduction in prison - experiences from EU countries". Ms Claire Delorme,
European Network for AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention in Prison: "Objectives
and activities of the network". Mr Steve Rossell, European Network of Drug
and HIV/AIDS Services in Prison: "Working towards a co-ordinated response".
Friday, 20. November 1998
09.00h - 12.00h
Visit at the prison in KoperIntroduction by prison-director Mr. Igor Cernetic and
prison-psychologist Ms. Darka Verbic and visit of the prison.
12.00h
Lunch14.00h - 16.00h
Session 4: Psychological, criminological andlegal aspects
Chairperson: Mr Milan Krek, Phare NDDRC, Slovenia
Co-chairperson: Ms Patricija Loviscek
Presentations: Mr. Radovan Zupancic, Psychologist at prison in Celje,
Slovenia: "Practice and benefits of Harm reduction in prison". Mr Aldo
Carli, Ministry of Justice, Slovenia: "Legal aspects of the mitigation of
the harmful effects of drug abuse in prisons in Slovenia".
16.00 - 17.45h
Session 5: Harm Reduction Standards forPrisons & Workshops
Chairperson: Ms. Frusina Dimitrova
Co-chairperson: Ms. Gordana Nikolovska
Mr Steve Rossell, European Network of Drug and HIV/AIDS Services in
Prison (ENDHASP): "The history of the development of standards on harm
reduction in prison"
Parallel workshops on: Drug Free Departments (Chair: Radovan
Zupancic, Darka Verbic) and Confidentiality of Data of Prisoners (Chair:
Vili Scuka)
Saturday, 21. November 1998
09.00h - 12.00h Session 6: Harm reduction and those who work
in the prison:
Management and training issues
Chairperson: Mr Jacek Moskalewicz, Team Leader Phare TA to
DDR
Co-chairperson: Mr Milan Krek
Presentations: Ms Rita Balthusene, Lithuania: "The possibilities of
reduction of drug use and harmful health consequences in large prisons in
Lithuania". Mr Harald Spirig, ARWO Unterkunftseinrichtung, Austria: "Harm
reduction from the point of view of prison administration". Ms Evita
Leskovcek, Institute of Public Health, Slovenia: Educational programmes on
HR in prison". Mr Arne Andresen, Pompidou Group, Council of Europe:
"Training of prison officers and bridging services to the outside world".
Mr Zoran Kanduc, Institute of Criminology, University of Ljubljana,
Slovenia: "Harm reduction (in prison) as a normative element of the concept
of rehabilitation"
12.00h - 12.15h
Evaluation questionnaires are filled in byparticipants.
12.15h - 13.00h
Final sessionFeedback from the two workshops and plenary discussion on the topic:
"Harm reduction services in prison - an issue for the drug policy agenda in
central and Eastern Europe?"
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