The first conference of the National Commission for the Care of Inmates, Released Prisoners, and Their Families, organized by the Secretariat General for the Welfare of Prisoners, concluded in Riyadh today.
The participants of the three-day event expressed their thanks to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, and Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defence and Aviation and Inspector General, for the Cabinet’s decision to establish national commissions for the patronage of prisoners and their families, and the rehabilitation of inmates and released prisoners.
They called on academic and non-academic bodies to provide the national commissions with studies and reports to furnish information and a database for the commissions. Women were invited to contribute to the activities of the commissions. The conference called on donors to assist the work of the commission and relevant bodies involved. A week-long activity program was proposed to support the families of inmates. It was recommended that the conference be held every three years.
Source: SPA
