Dubai: Dubai Police have launched a series of specialised training courses for male and female inmates as part of efforts to strengthen rehabilitation, develop practical skills and support reintegration into society after release.

The programmes, organised under the annual second-quarter plan by the Inmate Education and Training Department at the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Institutions, aim to enhance inmates’ academic, vocational and personal development through structured learning and training initiatives.

Brigadier Salah Buassiba, Director of the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Institutions, said correctional institutions have evolved into centres for learning and development, offering purposeful programmes that help inmates acquire knowledge and practical skills to prepare for life beyond incarceration.

He said the Inmate Education and Training Department operates through four main divisions covering educational, religious, sports and vocational programmes, all of…