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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1987.

SCHEMES TO HELP PRISONERS REINTEGRATE PROPOSED

TWO SCHEMES FOR

THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO INTRODUCE PRISONERS AIMED AT HELPING THEM REINTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SCHEMES

DRAFT LEGISLATION WHICH GIVES EFFECT TO THE TWO RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION SCHEME AND A PRE-RELEASE EMPLOYMENT SCHEME

UNDER SUPERVISION} WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE PRISONERS (RELEASE 1987 TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

A

BILL

AFTERNOON, THE

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (THURSDAY)

SAID THE TWO PROPOSED SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, SCHEMES REPRESENTED A STEP FORWARD IN THE REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS.

IN THE APPROACH ΤΟ "THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE RECENT CHANGES

REFORM, THAT THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS, WITH INCREASING EMPHASIS ON

THE MEANS OF REHABILITATION,' IS ON TREATMENT AND TRAINING, AS

MR

JEAFFRESON SAID.

**

ALSO SAID THAT MR JEAFFRESON

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE OF OFFENDERS, RECENTLY BECOME MORE CONCERNED WITH THE REHABILITATION AS WELL AS THE NEED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PUNISHMENT.

REPRESENT A INTENTION TO

SCHEMES DO NOT IN ANY WAY "THE TWO PROPOSED SOFTENING OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS CRIMINALS AND THERE IS NO RELEASE PRISONERS WHO MIGHT BE A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. MOREOVER, HE ADDED. PRISONERS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY,

ON UNDER THE FIRST SCHEME BEING PROPOSED, THE GOVERNOR, ACTING

BOARD, MAY ORDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION

LESS THE RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION OF ANY PRISONER WHO HAS SERVED NOT

PERIOD IS THE LONGER) OF A THAN ONE HALF OR 20 MONTHS (WHICHEVER

LOSE ALL SENTENCE OF THREE YEARS OR MORE. A PERSON SO RELEASED WOULD

SUBJECT TO THE REMISSION HE HAD EARNED UNDER THE PRISON RULES AND BE CLOSE SUPERVISION FOR THE FULL REMAINDER OF HIS SENTENCE.

RELATING

ΤΟ FROM 1

THE SUPERVISION ORDERS WOULD INCLUDE CONDITIONS

DISASSOCIATING NO OFFENCES, RESIDENCE, EMPLOYMENT, COMMITTING

SUPERVISING OFFICER (ABOUT ONCE CRIMINALS, AND REPORTING TO THE

WOULD MONTH BUT WOULD BE MORE FREQUENTLY IF CONSIDERED NECESSARY) WHO

THEM PROVIDE

WITH MAINTAIN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE SUPERVISEES APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE.

ΤΟ

THE SUPERVISION ORDER WOULD ALSO INCLUDE MORE SPECIFIC

SUCH AS REQUIREMENTS

CONTRIBUTING FINANCIALLY TO DEPENDANTS OR ATTENDING FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

IF A PERSON RELEASED UNDER THIS SCHEME BREACHED HIS SUPERVISION TO SERVE THE ORDER HE WOULD BE LIABLE TO BE RECALLED AND WOULD HAVE

BUT REMISSION. MIGHT BE EARNED FULL REMAINDER OF THE SENTENCE

→

DURING

THE PERIOD SERVED AFTER RECALL..

/THE BILL