Director of Alternative Sentencing receives ICO delegation

Director of Alternatives Sentencing Captain Jassim Al Dossairi received a delegation from the UK-based International Communities Organisation (ICO), led by General Secretary James Holmes. The meeting highlighted rehabilitation and training programmes and the goals of the open prisons programme as part of initiatives to promote community security and human rights. The delegation inspected the facilities and services in operating the programme, which is a successful step of the alternative penalties project.  The UK official hailed the efforts of the General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing to increase the number of beneficiaries of the alternative sanctions and open prisons programme.