Over 26% of the Moldovan people do not want to provide shelter, food, protection or show understanding to former detainees. About 60% say they can offer assistance, but this depends on the personality of the former convict and only 14% agree to provide support unconditionally, shows a survey carried out recently by the Chisinau Community Justice Center, Info-Prim Neo reports. Experts of the Institute for Penal Reform say that the unfriendliness of certain functionaries, the labeling and marginalization by the society makes the former prisoners relapse into crime. The statistical data show that about 50% of the Moldovan convicts commit new offences. Moldova ranks among the top countries in Europe by the per-capita rate of incarceration, shows the Report on the Monitoring and Assessment of the Activities Aimed at the Social Reintegration of Former Convicts commissioned by the Institute for Penal Reform. Three years ago, the Penal Reform Institute created 15 public Community Justice Centers with the aim of preparing the detainees for release and social reintegration. During September 2006 – March 2009, about 4,000 prisoners asked for informative meetings and sessions on different subjects and themes: reestablishment of the relations with the family, relatives, friends and community; provision of assistance in legalizing the civil status and identification documents; employment support. Last year, the imprisonment rate in Moldova was 203.8 convicts per 100,000 people, according to the Institute for Penal Reform. The Institute’s activities were carried out with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Soros-Moldova Foundation as part of the project “Strengthening Civil Society in Moldova. Marginalized Groups. Social Reintegration of Detainees”.