The establishment of a halfway house is among initiatives being looked at to rehabilitate prisoners in Barbados.
Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Abrahams has also talked about plans to give prison officers more training and advancement opportunities.
He made the comments this week at the Barbados Prison Service medal ceremony at Dodds Prison in St Philip.
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