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and rehabilitation treatments to wean the addicts from their physical, psychological and emotional dependence on drugs.

Social re-adjustment arrangements such as post-release employment and accommoda- tion, as well as intensive follow-up supervision by an after-care officer are important parts of the programme. In this regard, temporary residence in New Life House, a halfway house, is arranged for those who are in need of such support immediately following release. Contravention of supervision requirements may result in a supervisee being recalled for further treatment.

After-care Supervision

After-care plays an important role in helping inmates to reintegrate into the community and to lead an industrious and law-abiding life. This service begins soon after an inmate is admitted into an institution and continues throughout the period of detention. Sound relationships are established during the detention period between the inmate, his family and the case officer in readiness for release.

Through individual and group counselling, inmates are guided in the handling of problems and difficulties they are likely to encounter after release. Following discharge, the after-care officer maintains close contact with the ex-offender, offering appropriate assist- ance and guidance in coping with the demands made upon him and ensuring that he leads a law-abiding life.

Statutory after-care supervision is provided for all persons released from training, detention and drug addiction treatment centres as well as the young prisoners. Breach of supervision requirements may result in their being recalled for a further period of detention. The success of the programmes is defined as the percentage of those who have completed the supervision period without subsequent reconviction and, where applicable, remain drug free. Percentages at the end of 1986 were: detention centre, 94; training centres, 66 for males and 93 for females; young prisoners, 86 for males and 89 for females.

Correctional Services Industries

The Correctional Services Industries aim to provide gainful employment for prisoners and other inmates and to supply as economically as possible goods and services for the government. Emphasis is placed on training prisoners to develop healthy work ethics. Most are employed in manufacturing trades such as garment making, production of precast concrete products and providing services for the public sector. A small proportion of the prison population is engaged in domestic activities related to the running of institutions.

The Correctional Services Industries employed 3 848 prisoners and inmates on manufac- turing activities and 3 208 prisoners and inmates on services and domestic requirements at the end of the year.

The workshops at Tai Lam Correctional Institution continued to expand, with a wider range of concrete products including kerbstones and pavement slabs being produced. At Stanley Prison, additional equipment was installed in the shoe making workshop for the manufacture of a more extensive range of shoes and boots. During the year, improvements have been made to various workshops and the industries as a whole have continued to improve productivity and the quality of products. A major quality assurance programme has been implemented. Through careful management and increased productivity, the commercial value of goods and services provided by Correctional Services Industries for the year was $131.5 million, an increase of 3.8 per cent over the previous year.