Legal classifier of penitentiaries in the Republic of Moldova. Human rights problems and solutions

This research presents an analysis of the legal fields of categorization of penitentiaries in the Republic of Moldova, correlated with the principle of individualization of punishment and other fundamental principles. Detention must fulfill the purpose for which the person was placed in a penitentiary – social security and reintegration into community. The achievement of this goal can be ensured only by creating and organizing an individualized mechanism for each detained person. A special place in this paper was dedicated to the law gaps regarding the categories and types of penitentiaries, as well as the identification of the concepts of „category” and „type” in terms of the criminal-executive law. At the same time, there were highlighted the problems arising in connection with establishing the type of penitentiary by the court and the possibility of assigning this c