Sindh Prisons Dept gets protective vests, helmets

Author: Staff Report

The United States Government donated protective equipment worth approximately Rs 70,000,000 to the Sindh Prisons Department.

According to a statement, the state-of-the-art light-weight helmets and vests, provided by the Department of State’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau (INL), will help protect prison officers as they secure prisons across Sindh.

Nathaniel Haft, the INL corrections programme officer said: “We are proud of our partnership and collaboration with the Sindh Prisons Department and hope these items will inspire further confidence in those officers who wear this equipment. These officers are a critical part of the criminal justice system and provide a vital service to Karachi and Pakistan, for which they deserve our appreciation and support.”

The State Department’s INL Bureau, which began its partnership with the Sindh Prisons Department in 2014, is working in more than 90 countries to help governments combat crime and corruption, counter drug-related crime, improve police institutions and promote laws and court systems that are fair and accountable.

Published in Daily Times, July 13th 2018.

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