“Beginning of Hope” Initiative Enhances Quality of Life of Inmates at Ajman Correctional and Penal Institution

As part of its continuous efforts to enhance the quality of life of inmates, and within the framework of achieving the objectives of the “Beginning of Hope” initiative implemented by the Punitive and Correctional Institution of the General Command of Ajman Police to help convicts after the expiry of their sentences to practice any commercial or professional activity, the institution implemented development initiatives to provide them with skills and crafts that qualify them to integrate into society and assume their responsibilities towards their families and relatives. Colonel Mohammed Mubarak Al Ghafli, Director of the Punitive and Correctional Institution in Ajman, said that the institution is making every possible effort to enhance the quality of life of inmates, and through the “Beginning of Hope” initiative, the institution has been able to rehabilitate them to be more righteous and capable of production upon the end of their sentences, by developing workshops and providing them with the equipment and materials necessary to achieve their goals. For his part, Major Hamdan Saeed Sheikhan Al Kalbani, Head of the Reform and Rehabilitation Department, said that the institution worked to develop the sewing workshop by increasing the number of sewing machines to 23 machines, including modern and advanced machines for weaving and spinning, as well as ironing and packaging equipment. After this development, the inmates were able to raise the workshop’s production capacity to more than 2,500 pieces during the year 2024, which is enough to meet all the needs of the institution’s inmates for clothing for men and women. The Head of the Reform and Rehabilitation Department added that the institution worked on developing the carpentry workshop by expanding its area and adding a special section equipped with painting equipment, in addition to developing the studio and providing it with all the equipment necessary for the workshops to operate.