Ways to optimize the system of preservation and maintenance of socially useful connections of persons sentenced to imprisonment (statement of the problem of social work in penitentiary institutions)

In the penitentiary system of the Republic of Kazakhstan, regulation, maintenance and preservation of contacts with the outside world of persons sentenced to imprisonment during their stay in isolation from society is of particular importance. One of the most important factors contributing to the neutralization of psychological stress and social maladaptation is the ability of convicts to maintain and maintain positive social contacts that they had before their conviction or already during the period of serving their sentence. Successful resocialization is impossible or extremely difficult for people who have lost those social interactions that they need for a positive projection of their own future. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that stable social ties are the product of long–term coexistence and interaction. Accordingly, the risks of their loss or significant weakening should be assessed as one of the most significant «by-products» of serving a sentence of imprisonment. This raises the question of organizing the process of serving a sentence (in particular, penitentiary probation) in such a way as to use all available opportunities so that the convicted person does not become socially lonely.

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