A delegation of six Burundian officials who are in a study tour in the country have hailed activities done at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison in Nyagatare sector of Nyagatare district.
This was disclosed by Burundian Justice Minister, Eduard Minani who led the delegation that toured the Nyagatare-based Juvenile Prison.
“We started out study tour of the country on 17th this month but among impressive departments we toured is this Juvenile prison. We are very impressed by the way inmates are handled here…this is something we are uniformly going to practice back in our country,” he said.
The inspector of labour in Nyagatare district, Obes Nkundimana briefed the delegation on how juvenile inmates are treated in with special provisions.
“We don’t take these children as prisoners…we give them chance to enjoy all benefits like education and other vocational skills as well as counseling. This is evidenced in the way that those who leave here go and compete with others,” he said.
Mukanyangezi Ngaboyisonga, a commissioner in the National Prisons Services (NPS) said that Rwanda and Burundi shared relationship and the two countries should share each other’s experience in many fields.
“We are also ready to travel to Burundi for similar study tours like this as the two countries share a lot in common,” she said.
The Nyagatare correctional facility holds over 130 juvenile inmates with over 90 percent facing charges connected to sex crimes.
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