Dubai inmates receive Dh6 million in financial aid

Dubai: The Correctional and Punitive Establishments at Dubai Police has obtained Dh6 million financial aid from Dubai charitable associations and philanthropists.

The cash was spent in bailing out indebt inmates, supporting their households, paying charges for authorized paperwork, airline tickets, medical therapy, hygiene kits and excellent blood cash.

The aid additionally helped sponsor feminine inmates’ kids with every day requirements, Eid clothes, faculty provides in addition to items and Eidyah throughout Eid Al Ftir and Eid Al Adha. The financial aid additionally coated TOEFL examination charges for inmates.

This initiative is in line with the humanitarian method of the Dubai Police to grant inmates a second likelihood to reform and begin afresh by offering needed assist in collaboration with involved authorities and beneficiant people.

Brigadier Ali Mohammed Al Shamali, Director of the General Department of Correctional and Punitive Establishments at Dubai Police, praised the efforts of the humanitarian care part to assist inmates.

“The annual programmes, aid and initiatives reflect Dubai Police’s conception of prisons as a place of reformation rather than punishment,” Brig Al Shammali stated in an announcement.

He added that the division has adopted a path of tolerance, coexistence, benevolence and the availability of a second likelihood to inmates.

“This year is different from previous years due to the global pandemic situation. We focused on providing airline tickets for inmates who had served their jail term to be reunited with their families,” added Brig Al Shammali. Airline tickets value greater than Dh2 million had been supplied to the inmates.