Penal and Correctional Institutions Law

Article 29 — Article (29)

Chapter Five: Inmate Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation

1. The concerned federal and local authorities are committed to supporting penal and correctional institutions in providing social care to inmates, each according to its jurisdiction, in the following areas: a. Physical education. b. Education and edification. c. Religious preaching. d. Vocational training. e. Labour market programmes. 2. Each penal and correctional institution shall have one or more social or psychological specialists. 3. Each penal and correctional institution shall have one or more religious preachers to urge inmates to observe the provisions of religion, to be virtuous and to instil religious awareness in them. 4. A place shall be designated in the penal and correctional institution where prayers shall be performed at their appointed times, and every inmate shall be permitted to pray therein unless security requires otherwise. 5. The Executive Regulation of this Decree Law shall determine the special procedures and controls to implement the provisions of this Article.

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