Objective
To ensure continuity of the rehabilitation programmes and more effective supervision in the hope of giving prisoners a second chance to carry on with life through the process of reintegration into society
Functions
- To assist inmates in adapting to society
- To give inmates a second chance at a better life in the future
- To conduct a parole programme under the supervision of trained parole officers
The Parole & Community Service Division consists of:
Parole Application Unit:
- Manages and regulates the development of the Parole Management Information System
- Is responsible for the maintenance, upgrading and monitoring of the Parole Management Information System to ensure its smooth operation
- Ensures that all parole offices of the Prisons Department are able to access the Parole Management Information System
- Integrates the Parole Management Information System with the Offender Management Information System for the purposes of sharing information and reducing manual activities
- Provides support services to users of the Parole Management Information System
- Identifies the existing and new ICT requirements for the parole offices
- Conducts training for parole officers in the use of the Parole Management Information System
Programmes / Initiatives
- Reduction in recidivism rate
- Promotion of good behaviour among the inmates
- Provision of opportunities for suitable employment
- Fostering of intense involvement of the community
- Reduction in inmate operational costs in prison
- Help in reducing overcrowding in prisons
