Outcome HTI_D_1.5

The prison and judicial sector has operational capacities facilitating better coordination of the COVID-19 response

With an improved institutionnal and technical capacity of the carceral Administration , services to vulnerables detainees have been improved with regard to COVID-19 reponse by developping and implementating a contigency plan, coordination of technical and financial partners that allowed to harmonize their approaches and exchanges on practices. Public enties involved and CSOs providing services offered better services. The DAP has improved efficiency and effectiveness by organising actors around their areas of specialisation with a good geographical distribution and coverage. Some coordination tools like a data management system in place within DAP has strenghend his capacity and regulatory role.

The prison and judicial sector has operational capacities facilitating better coordination of the COVID-19 response

Although the COVID 19 pandemic is no longer there, the women detention conditions has continued to be an issue for women and girls and a concern for UNWOMEN. Continuous training have been provided to the gender directive committee for them to keep leading and advising the directorate on the safety and improved conditions for women in prisons.

The prison and judicial sector has operational capacities facilitating better coordination of the COVID-19 response

The office supports the prison and justice sector in providing quality essential services to women prisoners including their offspring. This includes strengthening the health structure in prisons and providing better knowledge and capacity to prison authorities to relieve prison congestion. For the strengthening of the prison and judicial system in relation to COVID, the first support of the office aimed to limit the spread of the virus through the provision of hygiene and handwashing equipment to the Directorate of the Penitentiary Administration (DAP) for prevention against COVID. Other support interventions targeted the decongestion of prisons by strengthening the capacities of local organizations IMED in the provision of legal aid services to inmates and PESADEV for psychosocial and economic support to released prisoners. Among other things, activities for the reintegration of minors in conflict with the law who were in the CERMICOL centre have been carried out, 27 women in PPD have been released and receive psychosocial assistance; support materialized through the provision of a package of essential services consisting of immediate health care and psychosocial support .