The President of the Republic gave the “present” at the closing ceremony of the school year at the Special Detention Center for Youth of Avlona.
The President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, attended the closing ceremony of the school year of the Elementary, High School, Lyceum and Public Vocational School, at the Special Detention Center for Youth of Avlona.
The event was attended by the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Mr. Eleftherios Oikonomou, the Secretary General of Anti-Crime Policy, Mr. Konstantinos Papathanassiou, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Mr. G. Voutsinos, students – prisoners of special schools, teachers , parents and relatives of detainees, the administration of the Detention Center, as well as representatives of political parties and other government agencies.
Mrs. Sakellaropoulou was guided to the school premises of the Branch, as well as to the exhibition with the works of the new detainees, accompanied by the Deputy Minister and the General Secretary. Then watchtogether they presented the presentation of a song and a short film, with the participation of young prisoners.
Afterwards, the President of the Republic and Messrs. Economou and Mr. Papathanassiou presented awards to the successful students who excelled during the school year.
Mr. Oikonomou addressed a greeting and stressed that, a key pillar of the penitentiary policy of the revised Penitentiary Code, is the commitment to the goal of educating the largest percentage of prisoners, leading to faster and more successful social reintegration.
In his turn, Mr. Papathanassiou praised the overall effort, which is made by the staff, teachers and volunteers of the Special Detention Center for Youth of Avlona, ​​which results in the exemplary operation of school infrastructure of all levels.
He also thanked all the participants of today’s event and expressed the full support of the State in the ongoing struggle of students, teachers and penitentiaries, in order for the young prisoners to integrate smoothly into society, after serving their sentences. Both stated the practical commitment of the Ministry of Civil Protection to similar training initiatives, inside the Detention Centers of the country.
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