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A pilot project, aimed at rehabilitating inmates at Her Majesty’s Prisons in Kingstown and at the Belle Isle Correctional Facility, commenced Monday, 16th January.

 

The Programme is being co-ordinated by the Ministry of National Development, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Persons With Disabilities and Youth, in collaboration with the Prison Service.

 

Mr. Anton Caesar, an official of the Ministry, said that about 25 inmates are involved in the programme, with sessions being held at Her Majesty’s Prisons in Kingstown and the Belle Isle Correctional Facility.

 

Mr. Caesar also said that the programme is intended to help prepare the inmates to adjust to life in the society, when they complete their sentences.

 

He noted that the programme is being carried out over a three-year period and it should help the inmates to be positive enough to not re-enter the prison.

 

SOURCE: NBC