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Ya Biladi
3 days ago
- General
- Ya Biladi
Eid al-Adha : Inmates can receive family visits but without meal baskets
On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) announced that, starting the Monday following Eid, inmates in Moroccan penitentiaries will be allowed visits from family, friends, as well as representatives from diplomatic and consular missions for foreign detainees. However, these visits will not include the delivery of food parcels. Additionally, a special meal program will be provided to the inmates during this period, the Delegation stated in a press release on Wednesday. Given the deep religious and social significance of Eid al-Adha in Moroccan society, the celebration will take place within the prisons without performing the sacrificial ritual. This decision respects the royal directive to abstain from carrying out the Eid sacrifice, the statement added.
Morocco World
19-02-2025
- Health
- Morocco World
Morocco Launches First University Diploma in Prison Medicine
Rabat – Morocco has introduced a new university diploma in prison medicine to improve healthcare in prisons. The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration announced today that this program will help doctors handle the unique challenges of providing medical care in prisons. The diploma was created in partnership with Hassan II University and the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Casablanca, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). According to the prison authority, the program is a pioneering initiative in Africa and the Arab world. It covers multiple disciplines to equip prison healthcare workers with essential skills. It also considers the ethical, legal, and medical aspects of prison healthcare. The first training session for the diploma will take place on February 21 and 22 at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Casablanca. 20 doctors from the prison administration have been selected to be the first group of trainees. This diploma is a major step in training prison healthcare staff in Morocco, the delegation argued, noting that it also opens the door for future collaborations, especially through South-South cooperation. The launch of the program comes in the wake of an alarming rise in measles cases in prisons across Morocco. Correctional facilities across the country recorded 122 cases as of January 31. Of these cases, 105 have recovered while the rest were still bed-ridden. In response, the health ministry launched a vaccination campaign across Moroccan prisons, including facilities that had not recorded any measles cases. At least 62,000 inmates and 1,900 prison personnel received the vaccination. Tags: Healthmeaslesprison
Morocco World
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Morocco's Prison Authority Steps Up Efforts to Tackle Extremism Through Rehabilitation
Rabat – Morocco continues to step up efforts to address security threats as part of its vigilant counterterrorism approach. On Thursday, the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) announced the launch of a program aimed at preventing violent extremism and terrorism through peer education. Directed at prisoners involved in criminal cases, the program is a collaboration with the 'Moussalaha' Reconciliation Center. The two institutions launched the program during an event held at the National Training Center in Tifelt, within the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region. In a statement shared with Morocco World News (MWN), the reconciliation center said that the program aims to strengthen and protect a stable environment in the prisons and promote values of tolerance while preventing violent extremism and terrorism. In 2017, under King Mohammed VI's leadership, Morocco launched the 'Moussalaha' (reconciliation) program. Official data from 2024 said Morocco's Moussalaha rehabilitation program aided a total of 322 inmates since its inception. The initiative reflects a multidimensional policy aimed at reintegrating prisoners into society and upgrading security institutions. It relies on a threefold approach focusing on the individual, religion, and the broader society. Throughout the program, inmates take part in training sessions to educate them on the authentic precepts of Islam, understanding it as a religion of moderation, grounded in openness, and tolerance. Many former terror suspects have applied to join the program. The Moussalaha Center's new program in collaboration with DGAPR seeks to enable 48 employees from 8 prison institutions to acquire theoretical, methodological, and practical knowledge in the field of violent extremism and terrorism through three training sessions. The project will also include training and education operations for former inmates involved in extremism and terrorism, and graduates of the reconciliation program that were released through royal pardon. 'This program is supervised and supported by a group of expert professors and specialists, and its various components will be implemented throughout this year,' a statement on the initiative said. The latest 14th edition launched at a Sale local prison last February, saw 21 more detainees join the cohort. Tags: moroccan prisonsMoussalaha
