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Inmates at Buraidah Prison Complete Vocational Training Program

By TrendingWire Newsroom

A group of inmates at Buraidah Prison in Saudi Arabia has finished a vocational diploma program in marketing and sales. They were part of the first graduating class of an educational initiative created through a partnership between the General Directorate of Prisons and Qassim University. The program is designed to give inmates practical skills and professional qualifications. Participants receive accredited certificates that can help them find jobs after they are released. The initiative also aims to support rehabilitation and correction by preparing inmates to successfully return to society. This effort is part of a broader partnership between the prison authority and the university. It supports the Kingdom's goals of rehabilitating inmates and providing them with opportunities to build more stable futures once their sentences are complete.

Sources: Saudi Gazette
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