From 24th to 26th November, 2015 a three-day training of judges, prosecutors and probation officers, the target group of the project "The New European standards for the implementation of alternatives to prison", was held in Blagoevgrad.

Judges from the District Court of Blagoevgrad, Regional Court of Blagoevgrad and Regional Court of Gotse Delchev, prosecutors from Regional Prosecutor's Offices in Blagoevgrad and Razlog, as well as officials from the Regional Office "Execution of punishments" Blagoevgrad and Directorate General "Execution of Punishments" took part in the training sessions.

The program included topics of interest to both magistrates and probation officers, corresponding to the current trends of European Criminal Law practices. The trainers and facilitators were leading practitioners and academic experts.

Within the training, special attention was paid to the use of restorative justice method.
Participants reported that the training has favoured inter-sector cooperation on the territory of Blagoevgrad District Court. They shared their awareness of their need for more frequent professional meetings like these ones, as well as to upgrade their capacity and other relevant aspects of the law.

All the participants received certificates.