DIRECTOR of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot, on Thursday, met with staff of the Prison’s Welfare and Correctional Department.

During the discussion, he reminded the Welfare Officers of the role they must play in ensuring that there was redemption for those who found themselves behind bars, and that those men and women are better people when they return to society.

One of the major roles of the department is, in fact, the rehabilitation of inmates and preparing them for full integration back into society, the Prison Head, told the Welfare Officers.

“So, it’s not just to secure inmates and carry out the orders of the court. We use the time that they spend incarcerated to engage them in rehabilitation programmes and prepare them to be better citizens on the way out, so there is the way the Welfare Department plays a critical role,” he explained.

Head of the Prison Service’s Strategic Management Department, Rae-Dawn Corbin-Cameron, was also part of the discussion. (GPS)