WITH agriculture being one of the core rehabilitation programmes offered by the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), inmates of the Mazaruni Prison recently harvested a quantity of vegetables and fruits from the prison farm.

A total of 242 pounds of cabbage, 245 pounds of boulanger along with a quantity of pineapples were harvested, the GPS disclosed on its Facebook page. Additionally, some 235 pounds of chicken were also produced.

Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot, explained that through their aim to create a self-sustaining food supply, the agricultural activities fall within the technical and vocational programmes outlined by the GPS to help inmates maximise their potentials and to boost agricultural production across the five prison farms.

Further, the Prison Director noted that recent efforts are focused on ensuring that farms are utilised to sufficiently supply the needs of the prison population in the coming years.