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Riyadh: In a move to improve the situation of its prisons and introduce new reforms for prisoner welfare, Saudi Arabia has decided to work with the private sector.
The Saudi Higher Council for Prisons (HCP), during its meeting on Friday evening under the chairmanship of Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, the Interior Minister, underlined the importance of substituting prison terms with other financial, physical and social penalties. However, the council did not specify these penalties.
The Council recommended the execution of two studies on two phenomena in Saudi Arabia's prisons, namely, the return to jail by those who have been previously set free and overcrowding and its impact on prison reform programmes.
HCP decisions include the support of health centres affiliated to prisons. This is aimed at upgrading healthcare provided to inmates.
Among the decisions taken by the HCP meeting is the involvement of government agencies in the care and rehabilitation of inmates.
The Council decided to encourage the private sector to invest in projects related to prisons, support the care and reform process of prisoners, build factories and workshops and offer financial incentives for prisoners.
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