{"id":18722,"date":"2024-04-16T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18722"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:30:51","slug":"guyana-prison-service-partners-with-organizations-to-empower-female-inmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-prison-service-partners-with-organizations-to-empower-female-inmates\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Prison Service Partners with Organizations to Empower Female Inmates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is collaborating with the Guyana Women&#8217;s Leadership Institute (GWLI) and the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) to introduce diverse training programs aimed at rehabilitating female inmates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This multifaceted approach to inmate rehabilitation was highlighted by Abeid DeCunha, Administrator of the Prisons School, during the televised program &#8216;Prison in Focus.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative seeks to equip female inmates with the necessary knowledge and skills to become entrepreneurs and self-sufficient members of society upon their release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of these efforts, the GPS will launch a Prison Trade Instructor Training program in partnership with CPCE, marking the first-ever initiative of its kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeCunha also announced plans to collaborate with the GWLI to introduce the Women&#8217;s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WIIN) programs at female prisons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 65 female prisoners are expected to participate in these programs, which aim to empower inmates through practical training and resources for starting their own businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the GPS is working closely with the Board of Industrial Training and the Ministry of Labour to certify one hundred prisoners in prior learning assessment across various areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comprehensive rehabilitative effort includes providing the Fresh Start initiative kit to support inmates as they transition back into society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeCunha emphasized the GPS&#8217;s commitment to pioneering creative techniques to facilitate the redemption and reintegration of inmates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By offering training programs and resources, the GPS aims to break the cycle of recidivism and support inmates in building a better future for themselves post-incarceration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is collaborating with the Guyana Women&#8217;s Leadership Institute (GWLI) and the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) to introduce diverse training programs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18722"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18724,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18722\/revisions\/18724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}