HOW EDUCATION AND CULTURE PROMOTE REINTEGRATION

The Research Is On

Dr. Attila Károly MOLNÁR andragogue, educational consultant www@molnarattila.hu

Palacký University Olomouc, Department of Sociology, Andragogy and Cultural Anthropology 06/11/2023 to 12/11/2023
This study trip was sponsored by Tempus Public Foundation of Hungary and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the
Czech Republic
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 Aims

● find practices
Human ● shape
HIGH improvement attitude
RECIDIVISM needed ● eliminate
RATE prejudice
● education ● use modern
● USA: 21-61,6 ● cultural techniques
% activities
● EU: 15-76%

https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/recidivism-rates-by-state/#:~:text=Recidivism%20rates%20in
%20the%20U.S.,within%20their%20first%20year%20out.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/recidivism-rates-by-country
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 High recidivism rate
● USA: 21-61,6%
● EU: 15-76%

Human development is needed

● education
● cultural activities
https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/recidivism-rates-by-state/#:~:text=Recidivism%20rates%20in
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Penitentiary & Molnár
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/recidivism-rates-by-country 4
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Jaworska 2017, Molnár 2021
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 ‘ART BEHIND Organizers
PRISON BARS’ Craft exhibitions
● cultural
● different ● paintings institutions
techniques ● sculptures ● experts
● reliefs
● graphics

Molnár, Takács-Miklósi, Becker-Pestka 2022

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 Outcome

● recognize the
point where
they made a
mistake

FILM CLUB Outcome

● film ● drawing
screening parallel
● film-debate between
story and
reality

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 ● the band
performs
both inside
Outcomes and outside
the prison
● develop their
MUSICAL
musical skills
PERFORMANCE ● escape the
reality of
● ‘Zero Level’
prison
band
Prętka 2020
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 MUSICAL
PERFORMANCE

● self-
composed
songs

● ceremonial
occasions

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Hungarian Penitentiary
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 TRANSACTIONAL ● cultivating
ANALYSIS interpersonal
relationships
● 3 ego states ● active
● active listening
listening ● I-messages
● I-messages

States of self

● adult
● parent
● child

Berne, Gordon & Burch 1995

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 PHOTO
EXHIBITIONS ● pictures
transported
● 25 pictures prison to
● group prison
viewing

● talking
between
prisoners and
author

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 GROUP
CONVERSATION

● actual topics

● human
relations
● social issues
● technical
changes

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 MEDITATION

● self
improving
● relaxation
● positive
thinking

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 Every session pointed
All these prison out that informing
activities seem to prisoners and arousing
be useful for their interest in cultural
reintegration programs within the
prison can be the first
effective step on the
way to their formal and
non-formal learning. If prisoners regularly
engage in learning and
cultural activities in all
prisons, they will have
Only a few has a better chance of
been maintaining the quality
mentioned of life that facilitates
now. the change in life
situation associated
with release.
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● Berne, E. (1964). Games People Play – The Basic Hand Book of Transactional Analysis. Ballantine Books.
● Thomas, G., & Burch, N. (1995). Good Relationships... How to make them, How to break them. Gordon
Magyarország Kiadó Kft.
● Jaworska, A. (2017). Zasoby osobiste i społeczne skazanych w procesie oddziaływań penitencjarnych. Impuls.
● Molnár, A. K. (2021). An Examination Of Prisoners’ Reintegration-Supporting Learning In Three Penitentiary
Institutions. Molnár, A. K. (2021). An Examination Of Prisoners’ Reintegration-Supporting Learning In Three
Penitentiary Institutions. https://drive.google.com/file/d/13cCRiYdM9cMAC2K28qaOqVtwco753Dh3/view
● Molnár, A. K., Miklósi, M., & Beck-Pestka, D. (2021). Fogvatartottak kulturális jogai Lengyelországban – a
kreatív társadalmi rehabilitáció megvalósulása. Kulturális Szemle, 2021(2), 16-25.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1azpHYYvPHn2ait2J01g48TrOHcZ8Vba0/view
● Prętka, M. (2020). Wronki. Muzyka w zakładzie karnym. “Poziom Zero” łączy brzmienia i... pokolenia! [FILM].
Szamotuly naszemiasto. https://szamotuly.naszemiasto.pl/wronki-muzyka-w-zakladzie-karnym-poziom-zero-
laczy/ar/c1-8016547
● Wisevoter Statistics: Recidivism Rate by State.
https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/recidivism-rates-by-state/#:~:text=Recidivism%20rates%20in%20the
%20U.S.,within%20their%20first%20year%20out.
● Images by The Hungarian, the Polish and the Slovak Penitentiary, Molnár Attila Károly and Petra Krivosudská

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