Project to develop correctional centres concludes

AMMAN — Public Security Department (PSD) Director Gen. Tawfiq Tawalbeh on Thursday asserted that inmates held at correctional and rehabilitation centres are not deprived of their human rights, adding that correctional facilities help prisoners reintegrate into society after their release.

Speaking at the conclusion of a two-year project to support the development of correctional and rehabilitation centres carried out in cooperation with the EU, Tawalbeh stressed that the PSD believes in rehabilitation programmes that help prisoners while they are in prison and after their release.

Speaking at Zarqa Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre, he expressed his appreciation of the EU’s support to boost human rights, especially at correctional institutions.

According to Torben Adams, project team leader, 45 training sessions with the participation of around 1,048 people were carried out under the project.