Government is planning to introduce parole, house arrest and electronic monitoring as part of the country’s punitive options.Making the announcement, Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams said the intention is to institute the parole system as soon as possible. He explained that the process of examining the necessary legislation and the structure of a proposed parole board are presently being explored.The minister shared the news during his remarks to Wednesday’s Medals Presentation Ceremony for officers of the Barbados Prison Service, at Dodds Prisons in St Philip, where he also indicated that efforts are on the way to increase the rehabilitation programmes at the correctional facility.Abrahams said inmates with no legitimate need to be imprisoned should not remain behind bars.
