LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Kalėjimų tyrimai; Baudžiamoji politika Lietuvoje; Kalėjimo sąlygos; Žmogaus teisės; Prison research; Criminal Policy in Lithuania; Prison conditions; Human Rights.
ENThe paper offers a description of penological developments in Lithuania since 1991 and their social and criminal policy context. Despite significant progress earlier, the current tendencies are characterized by a harsh penal climate and bad prison conditions. [From the publication]