The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) recently held a week-long celebration in observation of its 36th Anniversary with great emphasis being placed on the rehabilitation of the 1917 prisoners now in the system.
This year’s activity was held under the theme “Changing Lives: One Inmate at a time” which seeks to highlight efforts to change existing behaviour, provide job training and provide a support mechanism to increase the chances of success for rehabilitation.
Director of Prisons (ag) Gladwin Samuels during his address at an anniversary service which was held to commence the week’s celebration said that over the past years, the prison administration has embarked on “aggressive” programmes that seek to bridge the gaps between crime, punishment and rehabilitation.
