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Modernisation of Pančevo Prison

  • Grant number

    537

  • Funding

    WBIF

  • Beneficiary country

    Serbia

  • Contracting party

    Ministry of Justice (Serbia)

  • Amount

    € 739 200

  • Sector

    Administrative and judicial infrastructure

  • Type

    Technical assistance

  • Status

    In progress

This WBIF grant has covered the cost of technical supervision services, including the defect notification period, associated with the construction and equipping of a new prison in Pančevo. The new facility was commissioned in October 2018. It has been built according to European Prison Rules and can thus: provide accommodation with two prisoners per cell and space for socialising; eliminate conditions which infringe on prisoners' human rights; and, allow prisoners to engage in work activities and vocational training. 

Governor Wenzel, on an official visit to Serbia, inaugurates CEB-financed projects

Press release 3 October 2018

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