Priests of religious organizations in social adjustment of a convicted person: sociolinguistic approach

Introduction: the author considers features of interconnection between representatives of traditional confessions and correctional institutions of the Federal Service for Execution of Punishment of Russia; speech preparation of the priests as a necessary component of their professional activity on social adjustment of the convicted persons deprived of their liberty. Materials and Methods: the author uses sociology, statistical methods, worked with the documents which have secured main findings, and statistical data provided by the Federal Service for Execution of Punishment of Russia. Results: the author gives the analysis of the current state of interconnection between correctional institutions of the Federal Service for Execution of Punishment of Russia and representatives of traditional confessions working on the territories of correctional institutions, notes the ways to improve the activity. Discussion and Conclusions: the author states that due to open dialogue between representatives of traditional confessions and correctional institutions of the Federal Service for Execution of Punishment of Russia, close interconnetion it is possible to reach the goals of re-socialization of the convicted: religious (spiritual) help, adjustment to a prison context as a part of resocialization.