Azerbaijan, Baku, April 26 / Trend K. Zarbaliyeva /
Correctional facilities meeting European standards are under construction in seven regions of Azerbaijan, head of the Penal Service of the Justice Ministry Madat Guliyev told media.
"New buildings for the women's and children's correctional facilities will be built on the outskirts of Baku," he said. "The projects are ready and construction has launched."
He said the Gobustan prison building is under construction in the Umbaki settlement.
The construction of new correctional facilities requires huge financial resources, but the president pays special attention to detention conditions, the head of the Penal Service said.