Zenica prison inmates get primary school

More than 40 prisoners in the Zenica Penitentiary, the largest closed prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH, will have the chance to finish primary school within the prison walls thanks to director Redzo Kahric and minister Spahija Kozlic.

The director of the Zenica prison, Redzo Kahric, proposed the idea of educating the prisoners to the competent Ministry of Education of the Zenica-Doboj Canton ZDC and Minister Spahija Kozlic after it was determined that 43 of them had not completed their primary education.

Spahija Kozlic, Minister of Education of the ZDC, said in an interview that the idea came from director Redzo Kahric and that it was immediately accepted.

I arranged a working meeting with representatives of the Zenica Penitentiary and my colleagues, and we agreed on the next steps. The Ministry will designate a primary school from the list of schools that are responsible for adult education, and the whole work will be carried out in accordance with the Adult Education Act, Kozlic stated.

He said that the school, together with the officials of the ministry, will determine the conditions for conducting classes on the premises of the Zenica Penitentiary, after which teachers will be engaged in conducting classes.

A school year lasts three months, according to the Adult Education Act. After the completion of the entire process, the competent school will register the graduates in the registry book and issue adequate certificates. Kozlic said these are extremely important activities aimed at reducing the number of illiterates, as well as the process of resocialization of convicts.

Redzo Kahric, who is the director of the Zenica prison, has shown great sensitivity to the prisoners and the institution he heads, and this activity is another indicator of his dedication to his position, reports Klix.ba.