1. Pursuant to the provisions of this Decree Law, a committee called the "Inmate Correctional Policies Committee" shall be established and shall be affiliated with the Ministry. A Cabinet resolution shall be issued to form it and determine its work system based on the proposal of the Minister. 2. The Inmate Correctional Policies Committee shall exercise the following competences: a. Ensuring the application of best practices in the management of penal and correctional institutions. b. Proposing appropriate measures and mechanisms to develop penal and correctional institutions, in order to ensure the achievement of their mission of reforming, rehabilitating and reintegrating convicted inmates into society as useful members. c. Adopting a plan, policy and work guide for the system of penal and correctional institutions, in a manner that ensures the link between them and the work plan of the courts and prosecution offices. d. Taking the necessary measures to adopt a general policy aimed at achieving economic management of the penal and correctional institutions system. e. Proposing draft laws aimed at reducing the use of custodial penalties and expanding non-custodial penalties and measures. f. Any other competences entrusted thereto by virtue of a Cabinet or Ministerial resolution.
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