Dubai Central Jail inmates learn how to repair vehicles

Dubai: Inmates at Dubai Central jail learn how to repair vehicles as part of the jail's rehabilitation programme, a senior police official said.

Brigadier Khamis Saeed Al Suwaidi, Acting Director of Dubai Police's Punitive and Correctional Establishments, said the department is keen on rehabilitation programmes that will help inmates after they are freed.

He said the education and training department at the jail organised the vocational course in cooperation with the Al Futtaim training centre. The course targeted 14 UAE national inmates. All passed the course and six were released from jail.

The inmates have secured jobs as helpers at Al Futtaim as soon as they had taken the course and received the certificates.

Lieutenant Colonel Tariq Kalentar, Director of Dubai Central Jail, said many inmates showed interest in taking the course. However, the 14 were selected based on interviews, their behaviour and their English language proficiency.

He said the course was taught by instructors from Al Futtaim Training Centre for two-and-a-half months. The participants received theoretical and practical lessons for five hours, four days in a week.

Have your Say

Do you believe the rehabilitation of prisoners helps in reducing the chances of re-offence? How far can convicted criminals be allowed to re-enter the community without posing a hazard? What are successful programmes that you have heard of? Share your views below.

It?s really excellent. This action gives them self confidence but I hope they will be protected after jail too and that they can find a job in this field easily!
Niloofar
Dubai,UAE

Definitely a good decision. Hopefully other industries will follow because not everyone might want to repair cars.
M Ehlert
Luxembourg,Luxembourg

I think it's a really good step taken by the government. It will help the inmates refrain from committing offences. They will learn patience and tolerance from it and it will teach them how to lead a normal life when back in society.
Sadia
Sharjah,UAE

Why only nationals?
J Hussein
Dubai,UAE

Excellent decision as it will help inmates to ease back into a normal community life.
Jobi
Dubai,UAE

These kind of steps will surely help prisoners gain confidence.
Sibi
Al Rashidiya,UAE

It's a good idea. It gives them hope and a chance to try again, which eventually makes them think of what new things of value they may lose in case of repeating offences. This is a very good deed from the government, which reflects their patience, tolerance, and an inclination to build a safer community.
Ahmed
Dubai,UAE

As we all know criminals are not born criminal, circumstances make them turn to crime so it is a great step of the government of Dubai to put up more options for the person who does not know what to do when they are free.
Khalid
Dubai,UAE

I strongly believe that you can influence a human's behaviour and expect a positive outcome by giving them an opportunity despite of all the existing troubles that they have committed. However, a thorough interview and other psychometric tests should be conducted prior to this favourable step. And the key phrase is: 'to err is human but to forgive is divine'.
Jason
Dubai,UAE

Depending on the intensity and circumstances prisoners should be rehabilitated.
Bhuvana
Dubai,UAE