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General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses

Turkish prison and probation institution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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In Turkey, the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses (Turkish: Ceza ve Tevkifevleri Genel Müdürlüğü; often abbreviated as CTE) is an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Justice and responsible for controlling prisons.

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History

The institution was established in 1923 and is responsible for managing, supervising and monitoring detention centers, as well as doing maintenance and addressing the needs of convicts and detainees.[2] Its headquarters is located in Altındağ, Ankara.[3]

Affiliated units

Central agency

  • Security and Execution Department
  • Support Services Department
  • Personnel Training Department
  • Health and Press Public Relations Department
  • Foreign Relations Department
  • Training and Improvement Department
  • Probation Department
  • Personnel Department
  • Board of Controllers Department

Provincial organizations

  • Criminal and detention centers

References

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