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Production and services provided by the CSI in 2002 were equivalent to $470 million in commercial value.

Prisoners' Welfare Services

Prisoners' Welfare Officers in the CSD look after the welfare of detainees and prisoners, and help them to deal with personal problems and difficulties arising from detention or imprisonment. Apart from conducting individual and group counselling sessions, Prisoners' Welfare Officers assist in the establishment and running of hobby groups. They also organise activities such as Pre-release Reintegration Orientation courses and meetings with family members of prisoners with the aim of helping inmates to reintegrate smoothly into society upon release and supplying them with information on community resources.

Drug Addiction Treatment

The drug addiction treatment programme aims to detoxify, restore physical health and, through the application of therapeutic and rehabilitative treatment, wean addicts from their dependence on drugs.

Drug addicts may be detained in a drug addiction treatment centre from two to 12 months, depending on their progress. In-centre treatment is followed by 12 months of statutory after-care supervision. Assistance is also given to inmates with post-release employment and accommodation problems.

Medical Services

All institutions have their own hospital providing basic medical treatment, health and dental care to inmates. Those requiring specialist treatment are either referred to a visiting consultant or to specialist clinics in public hospitals. Although HIV infection and AIDS are not a problem among inmates, the CSD has established guidelines for its staff in handling such cases, as well as a programme of education and prevention. Ante-natal and post-natal care is provided in institutions for female inmates, but babies are normally delivered in public hospitals. The Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre treats prisoners with mental health problems, and offers psychiatric consultations and assessments for inmates referred by other institutions and the courts.

Psychological Services

Psychological services are provided to inmates to enhance their psychological well-being and to correct their offending behaviour. Clinical psychologists and trained officers provide special treatment programmes for inmates such as sex offenders, inmates with addictive problems and young offenders. They also provide assessment reports to courts, review boards and institutional management to assist decision-making on the management and rehabilitation of offenders.

After-care Services

After-care supervision is provided to persons discharged from training, rehabilitation, detention and drug addiction treatment centres, young prisoners and prisoners discharged under the Release under Supervision, Pre-release Employment and Post- release Supervision Schemes, as well as prisoners discharged under a conditional release order or post-release supervision order. The aim of after-care services is to facilitate supervisees' rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Rapport among the