Abstract
In the Czech Republic, adverse data on the high incidence of recidivism are monitored over a long period of time. It is so crucial for the Prison Service of the Czech
Republic (VS ČR) to address the effectiveness of the application of innovative treatment methods brought about by the worldwide humanization of prison. The objective of the study presented is to identify and characterize new approaches in the process of resocialization applied to the treatment of condemned men in the
Open Prisons facility in Jiřice Prison. The research study was carried out through semi-structured interviews with prison staff, which made it possible to characterize innovative approaches during the resocialization of convicts. The results of the study reveal that the application of methods and activities of the programme for the treatment of prisoners in Open Prison allows significantly more enhancement of social competencies and protective factors in order to achieve an effective process of subsequent reintegration into normal life than the normal output department of prisons in the Czech Republic.