EPTA Cross-Border Training: Practical Crisis Management for Prison Managers | Kalisz, Poland, 17–18 June 2026

Location: Kalisz
Poland
When: 17–18 June 2026

From 16–18 June, the European Penitentiary Training Academies (EPTA) network organised the Cross-Border Training on Practical Crisis Management for Prison Managers, hosted by the University of Justice in Kalisz, Poland. The three-day programme brought together prison professionals and representatives from ten countries – the Netherlands, Spain, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Estonia, and others – to strengthen international cooperation and exchange practical approaches to crisis management in prison settings.


The training combined expert-led sessions with practical exercises, providing participants with valuable opportunities to share experiences, develop leadership skills, and enhance preparedness for managing crises in prison environments.

Wednesday, 17 June: Full-day Training 

Wednesday, 17 June (Morning) 

Theoretical lectures on dealing with crises in the prison environment, including staff management and conflict management, as well as conflict de-escalation.  

 

Wednesday, 17 June (Afternoon) 

• Workshops focusing on de-escalation of crisis situations, emotional regulation, group management, responding to crisis situations, and crisis negotiation.  

• Transfer to the historic, no longer operational prison in Kalisz, built in 1846. Guided tour of the facility.  

• Official group dinner  

 

Thursday, 18 June: Half-day Training & Departure 

Practical sessions involving simulations of crisis scenarios and incidents that may occur in a prisonfacility. Exercises conducted from the perspectives of the participant involved in the incident, the responding officer, and the crisis manager.  

 

Additional InformationThis year’s training will follow a workshop-based format, focusing on a practical approach to crisis management in prison settings for managerial staff. We recommend wearing comfortable clothing suitable for the hands-on components of the training. 

Middle management and senior prison management, as well as trainers responsible for delivering training to prison staff. 

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