The article is devoted to the analysis of the international experience of spiritual education of convicts. It is concluded that in most developed countries of the world there is a chaplaincy service in every correctional institution, where chaplains perform both liturgical and non-liturgical (social) functions.

The purpose of the article is to analyze the features of spiritual education of convicts in developed countries.

Methodology. The article has the comparative analysis.

Results. The administration of correctional institutions of the studied countries of the world promotes the right of convicts to religious activity. Spiritual and educational work with them is carried out by prison chaplains of various Churches. They not only worship, but also participate in social programs. Representatives of their religious denominations are invited for convicts of different religions. In most countries, prison chaplains perform both liturgical and non-liturgical (social) functions.

Practical implication. International experience of convicts’ spiritual education can be used to create a national chaplain service in Ukraine.

Value (originality). Manifested in the analysis of the experience of convicts’ spiritual education in 41 developed countries. Key words: spiritual education, convicts, international experience, prison chaplains, religious organizations.

Key words: spiritual education, convicts, international experience, prison chaplains, religious organizations.

References

1. Ukraine (2015), On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning the Regulation of the Activities of Clergymen (Chaplains) in Bodies and Institutions Belonging to the Sphere of Management of the State Tax Service of Ukraine: Law of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Kyiv.
2. Puzyrev, M. S. (2018), Comparative analysis of execution of punishment in the form of imprisonment for a certain period in Ukraine and foreign countries: monograph, Kyiv.
3. Tretiak, O. S. and Chebonenko, S. O. (2013), Formation of social work with convicts in places of imprisonment abroad, Bulletin of Chernihiv National Pedagogical University. Pedagogical sciences, Vol. 108, № 1, рр. 50–55.
4. Radov, G. O. (1997), Penitentiary idea: thoughts on the topic, Kyiv.
5. Council of Europe (2006), European penitentiary (prison) rules: Resolution, the Committee of Ministers, Strasbourg.
6. United Nations Organization (2015), United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules): Resolution, the General Assembly, New York.
7. World Prison Brief data, available at: https://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief-data (accessed 10 April 2021).
8. Phillips, P. (2013), Roles and identities of the Anglican chaplain: a prison ethnography, PhD thesis, Cardiff University, Cardiff, available at: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/20343361.pdf (accessed 10 April 2021).
9. The Cardiff Centre for Chaplaincy Studies at St Michael’s College, available at: http://www.stmichaels.ac.uk/chaplaincy-studies.php (accessed 10 April 2021).