The project proposal REHAB – REmoving prison HeAlth Barriers, in the framework of the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Program Grundtvig multilateral project, intends to foster a safe and rehabilitative prison environment, through more effective communication and health education trainings among inmates and prison staff. Proposed and drafted in partnership by the SIMSPE and the University of Tuscia (Viterbo, Italy), the REHAB project aims to improve the general quality of life in prison and reduce recidivism behaviors through multi-disciplinary and cross-method trainings, where more trust and better communication between inmates and prison staff would make it easier to motivate the first group to take part in health education programmes and would make the education provided by the prison operators more effective. The central objective of this pilot training program is to develop prison staff communication skills and therefore transfer appropriate and effective knowledge to inmates in targeted European prisons, in order to:• address health inequalities and miscommunication in detention institutes• maintain prison staff motivation in coping with the job-related stress environment• improve health conditions and learning opportunities for rehabilitative activities in prison• reduce recidivism rates among prison inmatesConcluding, the REHAB project intends to both develop rehabilitation strategies to support the prison staff to cope with the stress related job, and, regarding their role in the education and rehabilitation of prisoners, to better perform their duties; and to engage prisoners and future peers in health and custody education trainings, in order to improve their life styles, health, social inclusion and harm reduction during the custody and for future successful reintegration in the society.