"University in Prisons" Program, Opportunity To Open Constructive Debate and Promote Value System inside Penitentiaries (Tamek)

The “university in prisons” program offers the possibility of instilling values in prisoners and of opening a constructive debate making it possible to present solutions to be integrated into reintegration programs and strengthen the value system inside penitentiaries, said, Wednesday in Sale, Delegate General for prison administration and reintegration, Mohamed Saleh Tamek.

In a speech at the opening of the 8th edition of the “university in prisons” program (spring university), organized by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), under the theme “social values and preparation for the reintegration of detainees”, Tamek noted that this program is organized under the High patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, taking into account the solicitude of the Sovereign for the detainees by guaranteeing their rights and preserving their dignity in harmony with the provisions of the Constitution.

This edition offers the opportunity to focus on the leading role that the penitentiaries, the regions, the departments concerned and the civil society can play to enrich the debate on the improvement of the quality of reintegration programs, based on universal human values, to meet the expectations of prisoners, he added.

The organization of this event is part of the continuity of the implementation of this program in view of the positive impact it has had on residents of prisons, while taking into account the epidemic situation of the Covid-19 which, “even if it imposed on us a series of preventive measures, made it possible to highlight the values ​​of solidarity, mutual aid and unity”, said Tamek.

Since the launch of this program, the DGAPR made sure to raise social, legal, cultural and human issues, which have never ceased to interest the detainees and offered them the opportunity to discuss them with Moroccan and foreigner professors and experts, noted the delegate general, who thanked the inmates/students taking part in the event.

This year’s edition deals with an important theme that touches on the vocation of penitentiaries to rehabilitate their residents by instilling in them positive values ​​while fighting all harmful behaviors inside the prison, he stressed.

The opening of this edition was marked by the presence of Minister of Justice Mohamed Benabdelkader, President of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) Amina Bouayach, Secretary General of the Rabita Mohammedia of the Ulema Ahmed Abbadi, coordinator of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the reintegration of detainee, Abdelouahed Jamali Idrissi, president of the Mohammed V University of Rabat Mohamed El Rhachi and several other personalities from the academic sphere.