Abu Dhabi outlines private accommodation plans for inmates

Abu Dhabi has put processes in place to offer private accommodation for some inmates at correctional and rehabilitation centres.

It follows a resolution issued by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court.

It is part of efforts to support social reintegration for the prisoners, strengthening psychological and social support and enabling them to make constructive use of their sentence period for self-development and rehabilitation.

The resolution will establish an integrated framework that balances legal safeguards with a dedicated rehabilitative setting tailored to specific categories of inmates.

Provisions apply on an optional basis to inmates convicted of misdemeanours and financial crimes.

Chairman of the Correctional and Rehabilitation Policy Committee at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department will approve exemptions for inmates convicted of felonies, where the public interest so requires.

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