Detention-Based Services | Restart Center

Why It Matters

Objectives

To provide extensive rehabilitation programs so that prisoners are made capable of returning to society as law-abiding community members.
To provide training programs that prepare prisoners to be productive members of society.
To support the social reintegration of prisoners into the community.
To reduce reoffending, resulting in fewer victims of crime and lower social and economic costs to the community.

Target Groups

Since people in prison retain their human rights and fundamental freedoms, Restart provides rehabilitation services to all inmates, with special focus on vulnerable persons such as survivors of torture, inmates with mental health disorders, those vulnerable to radicalization, and refugees.

What They Offer

Programs

Individual Assessments & Screening

Assessments administered at baseline, follow-up, and end of treatment to track improvement:

Risk Assessment for Radicalization into Violent Extremism
Harvard Trauma Questionnaire & Hopkins Symptom Checklists for Anxiety and Depression
Nursing, medical, and psychiatric assessments
Somatization, stress, and pain assessment
Legal, individual social, and family social assessments

Rehabilitation Services

Services provided inside prison and at Restart Center premises to prepare offenders for successful reintegration after release:

Social intervention (individual and family)
Psychological intervention to address causes of criminal behavior
Psychiatric services and physiotherapy
Medical services and provision of core relief items
Legal services and awareness-raising
Educational, recreational, and vocational programs
Faith-based interventions

Infrastructural Work & Living Conditions

Establishment of medical isolation rooms in Kobbe prison
Establishment of a dental clinic, sewing factory, water treatment plant, and library
Provision of industrial washing machines and dryers
Installation of sterilizing booths at multiple prisons across North Lebanon
Provision of PPE, hygiene kits, and phone tele-cards for inmates
Renovation of cells: electricity, sanitation, sewage, ventilation, lighting, and ceiling treatment

Health Monitoring System

Health monitoring tools developed to enhance data management in prisons, improving prisoner access to care, reducing the spread of communicable diseases, and improving health system efficiency.

Capacity Building for Law Enforcement

Investigative interviewing for criminal cases
UN basic principles on the role of lawyers, the Istanbul Protocol, and tools for detecting and reporting torture cases

Manuals & Publications

A unified protocol for health management and primary health care services provision
A guide on building the capacity of law enforcement personnel in places of detention
A guide on best practices for prison management and practical recommendations

Where to Find Us

Locations

North Lebanon

Sabalbal & Weli Bldg., Residence 52nd Floor, Dam & Farez Street, Tripoli

Beirut & Mount Lebanon

Bou Chedid Center, Main Street4th Floor, Furn El-Chebbak

This page is part of the Salama resource directory. Information is provided for awareness purposes only.
For the most up-to-date details, visit restart-lb.org.