Corrections To Sort Out Overcrowding
The Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) is seeking solutions to the overcrowding of remand and convicted inmates at its Vaturekuka facility in Labasa.
30 Jun 2023 17:00
Fiji Corrections Service Acting Commissioner Salote Panapasa at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Supervisor Northern Divisional Office Building in Labasa on June 27, 2023.
The Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) is seeking solutions to the overcrowding of remand and convicted inmates at its Vaturekuka facility in Labasa.
FCS Acting Commissioner, Salote Panapasa, said this was an immediate problem that must be addressed.
“Labasa still accommodates convicted prisoners with those placed on remand as well as female offenders in one facility,” she said.
The FCS has three main centres, Natabua in Lautoka, Korovou in Suva and in Labasa.
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