HMP Programmes Assist Entrepreneurship

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25 2021 (ZIZ News) Commissioner of Prisons, Terrance James says the rehabilitative programmes within Her Majesty’s Prison are geared towards making the residents self-sufficient when they re-enter society.

Giving an overview of the HMP programmes Mr James said the aim to to give the inmates the skills necessary to start a business and become productive members of society.

He said the programmes tap into the skills the inmates already possess and help to develop them to a point where they can be self-sufficient, while at the same time changing the perception of the role of the prison.

Commissioner of Prisons, Terrance James