Rati Bregadze and Deputy Minister of Justice, Buba Lomuashvili thanked the employees of the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Enforcement of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation of the Ministry of Justice for their service and discussed with them the already implemented and ongoing projects.

At the event, Head of the Agency, Lado Kheladze presented the priorities of the agency and the main directions of the agency's development, which envisions the introduction of technological innovations, strengthening the direction of crime prevention, promotion of the development of human resources, infrastructural renewal and providing the beneficiaries with the necessary services.

In the last two years, the Agency developed and introduced the first Georgian innovative device Probbox - an electronic service system for probationers; strengthened human resources; developed code of ethics for probation officers; Launched a new rehabilitation program was in the direction of re-socialisation and rehabilitation of convicts and ex-prisoners; created mobile and 24-hour electronic monitoring groups for effective enforcement of house arrest; Four new programs in the direction of rehabilitation and re-socialisation of convicts and ex-prisoners are underway, aimed at promotion of employment of the beneficiaries.

Working has begun on the project of the Probation Code, which will regulate the directions of referral of juveniles, restorative justice, rehabilitation and re-socialisation, and probation. Soon, the Probation Officer Institute will be launched, which will promote the rehabilitation of convicts and their integration into society.

At the event, the Minister of Justice and the Deputy Curator of the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Non-custodial Sentences and Probation, Buba Lomuashvili, thanked and awarded the employees of the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Non-custodial Sentences and Probation for their conscientious service and meticulous and exemplary performance of assigned functions, and for their support and fruitful cooperation. In addition, they also thanked the representatives of partner international organisations. At the end of the event, the animated video "The Story of Artist Kato" created by the beneficiaries of the Juvenile Referral Center was shown.

Deputy Ministers of Justice, representatives of legislative, executive, partner local and international organisations also participated in the event.