In this advertisement I am going to compare prisons in Lithuania and UK. These prisons have many things in common, but something is different.
In both countries prisoners enter the jail and after that they are checked at the reception. The working stuff checks prisoner’s identities and other documents. After that they are seen by a nurse, but in Lithuania they can meet a psychologist.
In UK prisoners live in single cells or in dormitories. In Lithuania prisoners live in single cells, but sometimes in one cell can live two people, but not more.
In UK prisons some of accommodation are modern and some Victorian style, while in Lithuania all the accommodation are old and not fashionable, but prisoners are able to improve their cells by adding some pictures, posters, flowers or shelves. In both countries cells have toilets and prisoners are allowed TVs. In Lithuania they are able to have computers, but cannot get the access to the Internet.
In both countries prisoners have access to education, but the programs are different. In UK prisoners can take IT classes, cookery lessons, can join a barber’s salon or learn English. In Lithuania they can join one of the programs offered by the University.
In both countries prisoners can pray for their gods and there is no matter what kind of religion they confess.
Prisoners eat healthy and various food. They often eat in their cells.
UK prisoners can join a gym, in oder to keep fit and healthy. This gym is also open for a stuff. Our prisoners do not have this facility, but they can buy things which they need in a local shop. Prisoners are not allowed to have money.
In UK prisoners get clothes which they have to wear, in our country they can wear their own clothes. Sometimes prisoners cannot afford to buy clothes, so goverment have to give them.
In both countries visitors are checked by a stuff. In UK they are also checked by a sniffer dog. Meetings take place in meeting room. UK prisoners can have family meetings in a designed rooms with toys and play area for children. We do not have the same facilities in Lithuania.
UK prisons are more modern then prisons in Lithuania, but prisoners are able to satisfy the basic needs. There are still running some programs which should help to modernize the prisons in our country.
