As part of the ongoing high-level conference in Tbilisi, the Saakadze Training Base of the Training Center of Justice opened today.

Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze personally opened the Training Base together with the conference participants.

The Saakadze Training Base is unique in the region with various means gathered in one space. It will be possible to conduct universal and special training courses on site.

The base will serve the employees of the Special Penitentiary Service, the Probation Agency, the National Bureau of Enforcement and the General Inspectorate.

The Saakadze Training Base, covers an area of up to five hectares, has a shooting and driving range, auditoriums, sports fields, conference spaces, work rooms, a gym, running tracks, a simulation training center, a training courtroom, training prison cells, a medical station, hotel rooms, a canteen and other required spaces.

The event was attended by the Deputy Ministers of Justice, representatives of partnering agencies, employees of the system and other invited guests.

The high-level conference, which was dedicated to the innovations in the rehabilitation and resocialization process of inmates and probationers, ended with the opening of the Saakadze Training Base.

The conference was organized by the Ministry of Justice and the Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia, with the support of the European Organization of the Prison and Penitentiary System (EuroPris) and the US State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It was attended by high-ranking officials of 20 states, among them, ministers of countries, deputy ministers, general directors of penitentiary and probation services, heads of international organizations and experts.