GCC Inmates Week to kick off next week

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Wednesday 16 Dec 2015 - 11:54 Makkah mean time-5-3-1437 Ajman, (IINA) - The annual GCC Unified Inmates’ Week activities will commence in the UAE on Sunday, under the slogan of "Together to Achieve Reform". The celebrations, under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saif Al-Nahyan, will be held at the Ajman Culture Center and will continue until December 24, WAM reported. Brigadier Hamad Al-Dhaheri, Deputy Head of the Punitive and Correctional Establishments Department (PCE) at the Ministry of Interior, said that the Unified GCC Inmates Week aims to spread the culture of training and rehabilitation of inmates for the service of the community. It also seeks to emphasize the critical role of strategic partners in the reform process, by taking advantage of detainees’ free time to boost their skills, qualify them for work as active and productive citizens; and to integrate inmates into society trough post-release care and changing social perception towards them. Al-Dhaheri pointed out that the week’s events will include numerous activities that are organized by the Ministry of Interior; notably the Inmates Heritage Village that will be held on the Ajman Corniche. "The regional PCE Departments at the countrywide level will be taking part in the Heritage Village, which will showcase products manufactured by inmates and provide a brief overview on the services provided by the Establishments to inmates. The week’s events will also feature various competitions for the public", he said. As a part of the GCC Inmates Week events, a Family forum will be organized for inmates, during which, prisoners may receive their families from inside the UAE and abroad. This forum aims to achieve interaction between detainees and their families and to facilitate the visit of insolvent inmates’ families. A workshop titled "Together to Achieve Reform" will also be held in the Emirates Hall at the Ajman Police General Headquarters. According to Al-Dhaheri, officers’ delegations from GCC member states will be participating in the events to mark the event. A number of officers from the PCE departments in the UAE will also be dispatched to GCC Countries, in order to exchange expertise, knowledge, and successful experiences with their GCC peers. The brigadier said: "Under the directives of the Higher Leadership, the United Arab Emirates is keen to provide inmates with care, moral and financial support, and to provide them with religious and health education, to prevent them from relapsing into crime and from choosing bad companionship due to ignorance and poor faith. The UAE is also keen to provide inmates with post-release care, to rehabilitate them, integrate them into society and their families and provide them with decent work opportunities". Al-Dhaheri pointed out that the UAE has dedicated the utmost importance to the welfare of inmates and their families, noting that the UAE gave its directives to governmental and private sectors to provide inmates with all the resources they need. AG/IINA