Invitation

KEMENTERIAN IMIGRASI DAN PEMASYARAKATAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA

DIREKTORAT JENDERAL PEMASYARAKATAN Jalan Veteran No. 11 Jakarta Pusat

Telepon 021-3857611/3857613 Faksimili 021-3857612 Laman : www.ditjenpas.go.id, email : [email protected]

Our Ref. : ${nomor_naskah} 21 August 2025

You Ref. : 1110-1-36/NOS2025/18/473

Re : Response to the Candidacy Proposal to Host the

8th World Congress on Probation and Parole

(WCPP) in 2028

Mr. Imants Jurevičius

Head of State Probation Service of Latvia

Valerijas Seiles street 9-1, Riga, LV-1019, Latvia

Dear Mr. Jurevičius,

Thank you for your official letter dated May 14, 2025, regarding the State Probation

Service of Latvia’s proposal to host the 8th World Congress on Probation and Parole (WCPP)

in 2028 in Riga. As the host of the 7th Congress in 2026, we were deeply moved by your

inspiring words and appreciation for our commitment.

The Directorate General of Corrections of Indonesia is pleased to officially endorse

and fully support your candidacy. We are impressed by Latvia's long-standing commitment

to probation and criminal justice reform, which has led to tangible results, including the

halving of your country's prison population in two decades. Your journey of reform and

innovation serves as a powerful reminder of what is possible when determination and

collaboration come together.

We are confident that your vision for the 2028 Congress, which focuses on probation

as a "transformative force in society", is a crucial and timely theme. The proven track record

of your service and the formal endorsement from the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of

Latvia further strengthen our belief in your ability to successfully deliver this landmark event.

We look forward to a continued collaboration and believe that hosting the Congress in

Riga will be a significant and successful event for the global probation community. We wish

you all the best in your preparations and look forward to welcoming you and your team to

Indonesia for the 2026 Congress.

Director General of Corrections,

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Drs. Mashudi

PAS-UM.01.01-390

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Valerijas Seiles street 9-1, Riga, LV-1019, Latvia, phone +371 28613531, e-mail [email protected], www.vpd.gov.lv

State Probation Service of the Republic of Latvia

Riga

22.10.2025 No.1110-1-36/NOS2025/38/1025

The Prison and Probation Service of Estonia

[email protected]

[email protected]

Invitation to attend meeting in Latvia

The State Probation Service of Latvia (SPS) sincerely appreciates the long-standing and

close cooperation with the Estonian Prison and Probation Service. We have an interest to

strengthen further our mutual support and expand cooperation activities.

With strong motivation to contribute to the global probation community, after careful

consideration SPS has expressed an interest to organize the Congress in 2028. The Directorate

General of Corrections of Indonesia (organisers of the Congress in 2026) with letter dated 21st

August 2025 responded with approval and promised to officially endorse and support our

candidacy (see attached). Therefore, during January 2026 we would like to convene a meeting in

Riga, Latvia, with main stakeholders with whom we would like to establish very close and

supportive cooperation relationships for organising the Congress in 2028:

• Penal Reform International;

• Confederation of European Probation (CEP);

• Reclassering Nederland;

• Lithuanian Probation Service;

• Estonian Prison and Probation Service;

• Professor Fergus McNeil, University of Glasgow.

During this meeting we will present our vision and ideas regarding conceptual framework

of the Congress in 2028, process of organisation, potential division of labour between various

stakeholders, draft budget, time schedule, core administrative team etc. We would like to discuss

all that with invited parties, to receive feedback and to agree on future activities for engagement

of important stakeholders into process of organising this event.

The meeting will take place over two days with two overnight stays, and we kindly ask you

to inform us until 31st October about all available days (2-3 consecutive days) in January 2026

by sending an email to the Project Manager of SPS Olga Baltmane ([email protected]).

2

During the first week of November we will choose the dates of this meeting in January by

considering information received from invited parties. If there will be no dates in January when

all parties are available, we will repeat this exercise in order to find suitable dates in February.

We believe this gathering will lay the foundation for the Congress in 2028. We look

forward to working closely with you in this process and to warmly welcoming you to Riga.

Respectfully,

Imants Jurevičius

Head of the State Probation Service of Latvia

This document has been signed with a qualified electronic signature and contains a qualified time stamp

Baltmane +371 25674440

[email protected]

KEMENTERIAN IMIGRASI DAN PEMASYARAKATAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA

DIREKTORAT JENDERAL PEMASYARAKATAN Jalan Veteran No. 11 Jakarta Pusat

Telepon 021-3857611/3857613 Faksimili 021-3857612 Laman : www.ditjenpas.go.id, email : [email protected]

Our Ref. : ${nomor_naskah} 21 August 2025

You Ref. : 1110-1-36/NOS2025/18/473

Re : Response to the Candidacy Proposal to Host the

8th World Congress on Probation and Parole

(WCPP) in 2028

Mr. Imants Jurevičius

Head of State Probation Service of Latvia

Valerijas Seiles street 9-1, Riga, LV-1019, Latvia

Dear Mr. Jurevičius,

Thank you for your official letter dated May 14, 2025, regarding the State Probation

Service of Latvia’s proposal to host the 8th World Congress on Probation and Parole (WCPP)

in 2028 in Riga. As the host of the 7th Congress in 2026, we were deeply moved by your

inspiring words and appreciation for our commitment.

The Directorate General of Corrections of Indonesia is pleased to officially endorse

and fully support your candidacy. We are impressed by Latvia's long-standing commitment

to probation and criminal justice reform, which has led to tangible results, including the

halving of your country's prison population in two decades. Your journey of reform and

innovation serves as a powerful reminder of what is possible when determination and

collaboration come together.

We are confident that your vision for the 2028 Congress, which focuses on probation

as a "transformative force in society", is a crucial and timely theme. The proven track record

of your service and the formal endorsement from the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of

Latvia further strengthen our belief in your ability to successfully deliver this landmark event.

We look forward to a continued collaboration and believe that hosting the Congress in

Riga will be a significant and successful event for the global probation community. We wish

you all the best in your preparations and look forward to welcoming you and your team to

Indonesia for the 2026 Congress.

Director General of Corrections,

${ttd_pengirim}

Drs. Mashudi

PAS-UM.01.01-390

{tt }

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Valerijas Seiles street 9-1, Riga, LV-1019, Latvia, phone +371 28613531, e-mail [email protected], www.vpd.gov.lv

State Probation Service of the Republic of Latvia

Riga

22.10.2025 No.1110-1-36/NOS2025/38/1025

The Prison and Probation Service of Estonia

[email protected]

[email protected]

Invitation to attend meeting in Latvia

The State Probation Service of Latvia (SPS) sincerely appreciates the long-standing and

close cooperation with the Estonian Prison and Probation Service. We have an interest to

strengthen further our mutual support and expand cooperation activities.

With strong motivation to contribute to the global probation community, after careful

consideration SPS has expressed an interest to organize the Congress in 2028. The Directorate

General of Corrections of Indonesia (organisers of the Congress in 2026) with letter dated 21st

August 2025 responded with approval and promised to officially endorse and support our

candidacy (see attached). Therefore, during January 2026 we would like to convene a meeting in

Riga, Latvia, with main stakeholders with whom we would like to establish very close and

supportive cooperation relationships for organising the Congress in 2028:

• Penal Reform International;

• Confederation of European Probation (CEP);

• Reclassering Nederland;

• Lithuanian Probation Service;

• Estonian Prison and Probation Service;

• Professor Fergus McNeil, University of Glasgow.

During this meeting we will present our vision and ideas regarding conceptual framework

of the Congress in 2028, process of organisation, potential division of labour between various

stakeholders, draft budget, time schedule, core administrative team etc. We would like to discuss

all that with invited parties, to receive feedback and to agree on future activities for engagement

of important stakeholders into process of organising this event.

The meeting will take place over two days with two overnight stays, and we kindly ask you

to inform us until 31st October about all available days (2-3 consecutive days) in January 2026

by sending an email to the Project Manager of SPS Olga Baltmane ([email protected]).

2

During the first week of November we will choose the dates of this meeting in January by

considering information received from invited parties. If there will be no dates in January when

all parties are available, we will repeat this exercise in order to find suitable dates in February.

We believe this gathering will lay the foundation for the Congress in 2028. We look

forward to working closely with you in this process and to warmly welcoming you to Riga.

Respectfully,

Imants Jurevičius

Head of the State Probation Service of Latvia

This document has been signed with a qualified electronic signature and contains a qualified time stamp

Baltmane +371 25674440

[email protected]