Dubai:The Correctional and Punitive Establishments at Dubai Police released more than eleven thousand indebted inmates after Dubai charitable associations and philanthropists had settled 6,841,140 million dirhams of inmates' debts. 

This initiative comes under the Dubai Police humanitarian approach to grant members of society second chances to reform and start anew through providing the necessary support in collaboration with concerned authorities and generous individuals. 

Brigadier Ali Mohammed Al Shamali, Director of the General Department of Correctional and Punitive Establishments at Dubai Police, said that the annual programs, aids and initiatives of the Department reflect Dubai Police's conception of prisons as a place of reformation rather than punishment.

He added that the Department has adopted a path of tolerance, coexistence, benevolence, and giving others a second chance to return to the path of righteousness once again. "In this spirit, we are keen on strengthening social responsibility in coordination with charities and philanthropists to end the suffering of inmates and help them start again, improve their conditions, and solve their financial and social problems," Brigadier Al Shamali said.