The organization of labor of convicts in penal institutions of Germany

The results of the analysis and generalization of the experience of convicts labor organization in penal institutions of Germany are presented in the article. Identified key indicators of functioning of the German penal system, as well as indicators of its effectiveness. The basic characteristics of the existing relations of production, as well as the approaches used in the production and organization of labour in prisons were revealed. Determined the most perspective for introduction in the domestic penal practice approaches for convicts organization of labour, based on the study of the German experience. The role of large industrial enterprises in the sphere of special contingent’s organization of labour in German penal institutions, as well as organizational forms of their interaction with the penitentiary department. Experience in the organization of the learning process of convicts and used approaches to provision of educational services (secondary, vocational and higher education) were analyzed.