The Centre for Promoting Lifelong Learning had the privilege to take part in the event “Exchange of Romanian-American best practices on the reintegration of individuals imprisoned – integrated solutions and innovative ideas”, organized in April 2024 at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, by the Ministry of Justice and the National Administration of Penitentiaries, in partnership with the Christian Federation for Education and Social Action – CEAS Federation.

The conference aimed to promote successful examples of education and vocational training for prisoners and to create a supportive space to facilitate their reintegration into the community by involving families, economic agents and civil society. The main focus of the conference was to promote the workforce available in the prison system and to encourage employers to support the socio-professional reintegration of prisoners, both during detention and after release, by offering them a job. The essential role of spiritual counselling in the process of change of an individual and, in particular, of criminal behaviour, through the restructuring of the social and moral value system, was also highlighted throughout the discussions.