250 Saudi women prisoners complete vocational training

JEDDAH — Some 257 Saudi women prisoners in various parts of the Kingdom have completed their three-month vocational training in a number of skills including computer, sewing, embroidery, textiles, designs and others. Quoting a prison report, Makkah daily said on Monday that the female inmates were trained in secondary industrial schools of the Technical and Vocational Corporation (TVTC). The report said 180 new women prisoners have joined the training programs aimed at providing them with the necessary skills to find jobs after their release from the prisons. Buraidah topped all cities and towns in the number of trainee prisoners followed by Riyadh and Jeddah where 95 women prisoners have applied to join the training programs. The report said all the trainee women prisoners are 30 years old and above because the prisoners under 30 will be locked up in the social homes of the Ministry of Social Affairs until they complete their jail terms. The report said when the women complete their vocational training, their names will be conveyed to the Governorate to reduce their jail terms by up to 25 percent. According to the report, as many as 116 women prisoners in Buraidah  have completed their training while 83 were in Riyadh and 58 in Jeddah. While 257 women prisoners have completed their training, 180 women prisoners in various parts of the Kingdom are now enrolled in vocational training.