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Tuesday, January 29, 1974
At the present, we have some 2,320 ox-inmates from such institutions
living and working within the community being followed up for varying periods
by staff of the department working in the field et after-car," Hr. Gamer caid.
"The work put in by these officers goes a long way towards cutting
down on the 'e of recidivism."
Summdag up, Mr. Garner said:
"Security particularly at Stanley Pricon
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will contimo to improve, both - 2 physical sense and in supervision. Eowever,
it takes time to improve the physical aspects of a prison, sometimes a long time,
but improvements in supervision have come about fairly rapidly."
To this end, the Commissioner pointed out that some 500 additional
men and women had been recruited into the service during the must year.
On the compansion the department, Hr. «rnor said two new institutions
were being built at Pik 3, one a maximum security training contre for 400 and
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the other a minimum sucurity prison for 600.
Proliminary work for the New Komissa Rejuntion ventru to hold 960.is
in hand and an additional training centre for 250 is shortly due to be constructed
at Lai Chi Kok.
"These major improvements now bei..g carried out and others bexig
considered will ensure that all of our pre. nt day difficulties will be
resolved including overcrowding in come it. it one thich has been a constant
problem over the past 27 years," the Comminsic et raid.
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