MoSD Reviews Services at the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Correction and Rehabilitation Centre
Ramallah – The Minister of Social Development and Minister of State for Relief Affairs, Dr. Samah Hamad, visited today the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Correction and Rehabilitation Centre to review the services provided to inmates, examine the improvements and renovations carried out at the facility, and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in order to ensure the delivery of integrated social services within correction and rehabilitation centres.
The Minister was accompanied by the Assistant Deputy Minister for Administrative Development and Planning, Mr. Ashraf Al-Barghouthi, and the Director of the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Directorate, Dr. Khalil Tanous. They were received by the Director General of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centres, Brigadier Dr. Saleh Al-Barghouthi, the Director of the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Correction and Rehabilitation Centre, Colonel Ahmad Awadallah, as well as a delegation from the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Directorate.
Dr. Hamad affirmed that the Ministry is committed to ensuring that social development services reach all eligible beneficiaries without exception. She noted that the Ministry provides 18 social services targeting different segments of society and has a responsibility to ensure these services are accessible wherever beneficiaries are located, including within correction and rehabilitation centres.
She added that inmates are among the groups the Ministry is committed to serving, emphasizing the importance of strengthening institutional coordination to provide specialized social and rehabilitation services that support rehabilitation efforts and social reintegration, while preserving the dignity of inmates and enhancing their opportunities for successful reintegration into society after completing their sentences.
For his part, the Director General of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centres, Brigadier Dr. Saleh Al-Barghouthi, presented an overview of the Centre's work, highlighting its rehabilitation programmes and the services provided to inmates. He stressed the importance of continuing cooperation with the Ministry of Social Development to further enhance social services and strengthen rehabilitation and care programmes.
The visit also included a tour of the Centre's facilities, during which the Minister reviewed the recent renovation and development works and received a briefing on the rehabilitation programmes and services available to inmates. She reaffirmed the Ministry's commitment to strengthening partnerships with national institutions in order to enhance the social development system, improve the quality of services, promote institutional integration, and support the successful rehabilitation and reintegration of beneficiaries into society.