Basic Education JVA

Area of prisoners:

BSB Erwachsenenbildung GmbH is the executing agency of the ESF project "Language skills development for inmates and ex-prisoners in Bremen and Bremerhaven prisons". The project's target group includes all inmates who require support in the area of German as a second language as well as prisoners who are unable to read and write sufficiently (adults with low literacy skills). The aim of the project is to improve skills in the respective area of support and thus increase the chances of reintegration in terms of resocialization after the prisoners are released.
BSB Erwachsenenbildung GmbH has set up a regular diagnostic service in the prison to determine the respective support needs, which interested prisoners can take advantage of in the various departments. In order to be able to offer support that is as tailored as possible in regular formats, several courses have been set up at different levels of support needs. Here, inmates who have been diagnosed are offered inmate-differentiated lessons in small learning groups, which focus on the individual learning development of the participants and thus enable needs- and goal-oriented support for adult prisoners in Bremen and Bremerhaven Prisons.

The area of ex-prisoners:

By setting up courses for ex-prisoners, the target group is also to be supported after release from the prison by expanding the range of courses on offer outside the prison. The targeted support and supervision after release is intended to promote reintegration into society. A coordination office has been set up within the project to ensure that those released from prison continue to have access to our courses after their release.