Ptashyns'kyj O. Legal problems of reforming the penitentiary system in Ukraine - manuscript

The objective necessity of reforming the penitentiary system aimed at the social changes in criminal punishment execution taking into account the International Human Rights Acts, principles of legality, humanism, democracy and the fair differentiation and individualization of reformatory influence is grounded in the thesis. The main directions of reforming the penitentiary system in Ukraine such as the creation of the qualitatively new legislative and normative basis, development and strengthening of the material-technical base, the creation of proper custody conditions for prisoners and convicts, analysis of the reformatory work contents, the developments of new methods and forms of such work, improvements in the choice, arrangement, training and education of the personnel are presented. The thesis gives some suggestions and amendments on making the normative basis corresponding the Constitution of Ukraine, international standards of rights and terms of the conduct with convicts and prisoners. The fulfillment of these suggestions will greatly improve the legal status of convicts, will create the necessary foundation for radical changes in the legislation currently in force and the reorganization of the penitentiary system, making it more democratic, just, progressive and human.