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Sunday, January 21, 2007

New Auki Prison Soil Turning Ceremony

The Hon. Isaac Inoke, Minister for Police and National Security, [yesterday] officially opened construction works of Auki Prison, a new international standard 100-bed medium/minimum security prison in Malaita Province. Auki Prison is the first completely new prison structure in the Pacific. “Today (18th January 2007) marks an important step by the Government in providing provincial prison infrastructure in the Solomon Islands”, Minister Inoke said. “The new prison can accommodate both remand and convicted male and female prisoners from Malaita Province, and will provide appropriate accommodation for young prisoners. “Prisons are an important link in the justice system.

Creating a safe, secure and culturally sensitive corrections system, which meets international human rights standards, is central to a fair and just society”, Minister Inoke said. “While prisons help create a safe and secure society, they should also be a place of rehabilitation, giving people the chance to make a new start in life”, Minister Inoke said. Medium-minimum security provincial prisons like the new Auki Prison provide an important alternative to the high security facilities at Central Prison and will have a strong focus on rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners.Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Prison Service, Mr Barry Apsey, said the new Auki Prison will provide services that prepare prisoners for release at the end of their sentences. “The prisoner population is anticipated to have a range of different needs. Programs such as vocational training in prison-based industries - including horticulture and agriculture, and education programs will cater to these needs and help prisoners make a new start back in their community. This will give people the best chance of becoming active members of their community again”, he said.Mr Apsey said government and community-based agencies will also visit the prison to provide pre-release support programs.

The Hon. Isaac Inoke, Minister for Police and National Security said the new Auki Prison is part of the Solomon Islands Prison Service National Development Plan which has a focus on provincial prisons.“The National Development Plan provides a critical tool to guide both Solomon Islands Prison Service and Solomon Islands Government future prison developments as well as any donor involvement in the sector”, Minister Inoke said.The Minister acknowledged the work achieved through the Solomon Islands Government/RAMSI partnership in strengthening the justice system from the courts through to Solomon Islands Prisons Service.“Over the last three years the prison service has vastly improved with a tremendous amount of hard work done to bring prisons up to international standards”, Minister Inoke said.Special Coordinator for the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, Mr Tim George, said that Law and Justice had been a key success of RAMSI’s work with the Solomon Islands Government.“The Solomon Islands Prison Service should be proud of their efforts to attain international standards for the treatment of prisoners”, Mr George said.“RAMSI is also sensitive to the Government’s priority of providing services to the provinces.

The Government’s National Development Plan will assist RAMSI to closely align its resources and activities to the priorities of the Solomon Islands”, Mr George said. “High security facilities like Central Prison in Honiara need to be supported by high standard and well-maintained provincial services. These help families stay in touch with their family members who are in prison, and make moving back in to the community after prison much easier”, Mr George said.Over the next three years, the Solomon Islands is undertaking the largest provincial prison construction program in the Pacific. In addition to maintaining an ongoing commitment to Central Prison and Tetere Prison Farm, new prisons will also be constructed at Gizo, Kirakira and Lata.

These developments will involve a large investment in infrastructure, human resources, training and systems development.The Auki Prison is scheduled for completion by the end of January 2008.The ceremony was attended by: The Hon. Isaac Inoke, Minister for Police and National Security, the Special Coordinator for the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, Malaita Provincial Government representatives, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands representatives, local community representatives and Solomon Islands Prison Service members.© Barry Apsey, SIPS Superintendent of Prisons

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