Interview with Fernando Collado, Resident Adviser of the "Improving maritime safety and protection of the marine environment" project being led by the FIIAPP in Azerbaijan.

Hace siete años, la densidad carcelaria en Argelia era de 170 reclusos por cada 100 plazas en centros penitenciarios construidos durante la época colonial (1830-1962). Hoy, es de 150 por cada 100, se cuenta con prisiones que cumplen los estándares internacionales de detención y con un cambio de mentalidad: los centros penitenciarios son lugares para la reinserción social de los reclusos. Este es el resultado de más de un lustro de trabajo, apoyado por un programa financiado por la Comisión Europea (CE) y gestionado por la FIIAPP, para comenzar a reformar el sistema penitenciario del país norteafricano.Seven years ago, prison density in Algeria was 170 inmates for every 100 spaces, and inmates were held in prisons built during the colonial era (1830-1962). Today, it is 150 per 100, and inmates are held in prisons that meet international detention standards. There has been a change in mentality: prisons are places for seeking the social re-integration of inmates. This is the result of more than five years of work, supported by a programme financed by the European Commission (EC) and managed by the FIIAPP, aimed at starting to reform the prison system of this North African country.