Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) officers working at prison rehabilitation centres have last night concluded their study tour to Malaysia Prison Academy. The tour was held from 15th to 25th August 2015.
The study tour was organised to provide the officers with practical experience of rehabilitative programmes conducted in Malaysia and other developed countries of the world. It would also provide exposure to techniques of further strengthening the rehabilitative programmes conducted by MCS.
The participants of the study tour include:
- Deputy Commissioner of Prisons Hassan Zilaal
- Director of Asseyri Prison, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Mohamed Hussain
- Head of Programmes and Maintenance (Asseyri Prison) Staff Sergeant Mohamed Rameez
- Maafushi Prison’s Deputy Director Offender Service and Maintenance, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Abdulla Ameen
- Head of Offender Service (Maafushi Prison) Senior Prisons Officer Ali Mahir
- Civil Officer Mauwa Mohamed Shafiu.
The participants had also visited relevant departments of Malaysian prisons to see first-hand how the rehabilitative programmes are implemented.
Malaysia Prison Academy continuously provides support and various trainings to develop officers of Maldives Correctional Service.
