Amman, Aug. 10 (Petra) — Director of the Public Security Directorate
(PSD) Maj. Gen. Obaidallah Al-Maaytah has instructed the director of
the Correction and Rehabilitation Centers Department to honor 117
inmates who successfully passed this year’s General Secondary
Education Certificate (Tawjihi) examination.

Al-Maaytah said the PSD had consistently pursued a comprehensive
rehabilitation approach for inmates, helping them continue their
lives normally both inside correctional and rehabilitation centers
and after their release.

The success of the 117 inmates, including one who achieved a grade
average of 92.15%, was a clear indication of the success of
educational rehabilitation plans and programs designed for inmates
wishing to continue their studies, he said.

Such programs enable inmates to pursue their education while serving
their sentences and help them reintegrate into society after leaving
correctional and rehabilitation centers and resuming their lives, he
added.

The PSD chief expressed his appreciation to all staff of the
Correction and Rehabilitation Centers Department for their efforts in
implementing rehabilitation policies, particularly educational
programs, whose success was demonstrated by the number of inmates who
passed this year’s examination.

He stressed the need to develop new ways of helping successful
inmates continue their education and pursue further academic and
vocational training in the future, in cooperation with all relevant
authorities.

The pass rate among inmates this year was the highest since Tawjihi
examinations began to be held inside correctional and rehabilitation
centers. Of the 231 inmates who sat the examination, 117 passed,
giving a pass rate of 56%.

//Petra// AF