Organisation

The Core Operations Department includes seven prison and probation centres, which consist of probation offices, prisons and other units. The Prison and Probation Service employs approximately 2 700 officials.

Director General

The Prison and Probation Service is headed by Director General. The Director General confirms the strategic policies of the Prison and Probation Service and agrees on its performance targets with the Ministry of Justice. In addition, the Director General decides matters concerning the Prison and Probation Service that are not determined in the law or the rules of procedure to be decided by another public official. Director General of the Prison and Probation Service is Anna Arola-Järvi.

Departments

The Core Operations Department manages security issues and the arrangement of activities and services in the Prison and Probation Centres. The duties include planning, resources, guidance and supervision of the core operations. In addition, the department develops and guides the cooperation between the Prison and Probation Centres and the local stakeholders and networks. The department consist of two units: the Operations Management Unit and the Safety and Security Unit. The director of the department is Riitta Kari. All seven Prison and Probation Centres belong to the Core Operations Department.

The Client Processes Department is in charge of the client assessment processes, the development of sentence terms, the formal enforcement and the international enforcement. The department consists of three units: the Assessment Unit, the Enforcement United and the Prison and Probation Guidance Unit. The director of the department is Marko Hokkanen.

The Development and Guidance Department is responsible for, among other things, strategic planning, performance guidance, judicial guidance, research, statistics and the development of activities and services. The department consists of three units: the Strategy Unit, the Judicial Unit and the Training Institute. The Training Institute for the Prison and Probation Service provides vocational qualification and in-service training for prison and probation services. The director of the department is Pauli Nieminen.

The duties of the Administration and Support Services Department include human resources administration, general administration, financial administration, procurements, ICT services, facilities, security technology, registry services and archives. The department consist of five units: the Personnel Services Unit, the Finance Unit, the Digital and Information Management Unit, the Employer Services Unit and the Facilities and Security Technology Unit and Information Services Unit. The director of the department is Teijo Mustonen.

The Management Support Unit operates directly under the Director General and is responsible for international affairs, communications, and internal audit. The Head of Unit is Virva Raitio.

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