91 prisoners in Lower Saxony create their school leaving certificate behind bars!

91 prisoners in Lower Saxony create their school leaving certificate behind bars!

Behind bars is diligently learned: in Lower Saxony, a total of 1,599 prisoners in the training year 2024 benefited from the diverse training and qualification offers of the judiciary. The latest figures from the Ministry of Justice show pleasing successes that were published on July 23, 2025. Among them 91 prisoners completed their school leaving certificate, with 50 of them gaining the secondary school leaving certificate and 40 the secondary school leaving certificate, such as NDR reported.

The acquisition of these degrees is an important step on the way to re -socialization, which is described by the State Secretary of Justice Thomas Smollich as central for life after the release of prison. "Education opens up opportunities and promotes a self -determined, punitive life," says Smollich. In this context, 50 prisoners have also successfully completed vocational training in areas such as landscaping, gastronomy and metal technology. 193 prisoners also took part in German and integration courses to improve their language skills and to be able to integrate better into society.

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The categorical increase in school ends is remarkable, especially when you consider that in 2023 in Lower Saxony about 5,895 school leavers did not end - an increase of around 800 compared to the previous year. This creates additional motivation for the prisoners who consciously work on their education, despite the difficult living conditions in which they are.

The very best among the graduates is a young prisoner from the Hameln youth center. With a grade of 1.6, he passed the journeyman's examination to the painter and painter and was therefore able to celebrate as the best examinee in the Hameln-Pyrmont district. Such individual successes make a decisive contribution to the positive development of the prisoners.

diverse educational offers in the prison system

The educational offensive in the Lower Saxony correction is broad. Almost 75% of the prisoners are busy and there are numerous educational offers to convey skills for the time after custody. This includes school qualifications such as secondary school and secondary school qualifications, professional qualifications and language courses. The focus is on individually coordinated programs that offer personalized support in order to improve the chances of a successful reintegration into the labor market.

• Current degrees at a glance:
• 51 secondary school degrees
• 40 secondary school degrees
• 50 vocational training

Another area in which many prisoners are active are the integration courses that, in addition to language, also convey political education and intercultural skills. Over 193 foreign prisoners took part in these courses. The number of prisoners who have taken part in various qualification elements, such as additional qualifications or retraining measures, is also impressive and shows that the education system is fruitful behind grids, like Lower Saxony Ministry also determined.

In a further step, the needs of the labor market are reacted to so that the training of the prisoners is sustainable and future -oriented. The measures are organized in coordination with the Federal Employment Agency and Free Education Councils. The re -socialization is also supported by various projects of the European Commission, which contribute significantly to the integration of prisoners into society.

For more information on the educational offers of the prisoners, interested parties can be interested in the Lower Saxony Justice Portals Visit.