Įkalinimo įstaigų privatizavimas: užsienio šalių patirtis ir perspektyvos Lietuvoje

An analysis is provided in the paper of foreign privatization practice; the efficiency of such practice is evaluated, and the opportunities and perspectives of its application in Lithuania are discussed. In Chapter 1 of the paper, the general survey is given of privatization of detention facilities in foreign countries; the forms of privatization are introduced. Chapter 2 gives an analysis of the form of the total privatization of prisons which caused numerous discus sions and contradictory evaluations and is most popular in the USA and the United Kingdom. The (non)constitutional aspect of the total privatization of detention facilities which is especially underlined in Germany is discussed. Basing on the foreign scientific literature, the efficiency of the implementation of privatization goals of detention facilities in those countries is assessed. In the last chapter, on the basis of foreign practice analysis performed in this work, it is aimed at evaluating the expediency and opportunities for the formation of private detention facilities in Lithuania.