7 Star Prison [Archives:2005/856/Local News]

Under the auspices of Dr. Rashad AL-Aleemi, the minister of Interior, with cooperation of Mr. Yayah AL-Habbari, businessman, a unique project for the prisoners in the Central Prison in Sana' a is being inaugurated today Monday 3 July.

Marshal Motahar Ali Naji, the general manager of the Central Prison, pointed out that the project consists of a full well-furnished four rooms where the prisoner can spend time with his wife. Every room has its own bathroom and small kitchen. Besides there is a yard with some entertainment games for children.

He further said “The project is mainly to enhance and strengthen the social relationships and the structure of the family to enable the prisoners and their wives to meet and spend a night together. The project also prevents the moral deviation among the prisoners and their wives. There will be system through which every married prisoner can take his turn to spend a time with his wife in one of these wonderful rooms.

In fact it is one of the steps to improve the prisoners' situations in Yemen.”

It is worthy to mention that there are more than 2100 prisoners in the Central Prison among them 70% are married.
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