Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated (FFP) has paid the requisite fines and secured the release of two non-violent offenders, just in time to spend the Christmas holidays with their families and friends.
The prisoners were incarcerated due to their inability to pay the required fines, even though the amounts were minimal.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Food for the Poor, Kent Vincent said it has been the charity organization’s tradition for over two decades to pay the fines for non-violent inmates in the Caribbean and Latin American nations where they maintain a presence; twice a year, during the Easter and Christmas seasons.
“Since the inception of Food for the Poor’s Prison Ministry Programme in 1998, the charity has assisted in freeing, training and reintroducing nonviolent prisoners back into their communities as productive citizens,” Vincent pointed out.
Additionally, Director of Prisons Nicklon Elliot thanked the entity for their part in assisting the GPS in promoting prisoners’ rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, which was held at the Prison Headquarters earlier today, food hampers that included loaves of bread, personal care items, and Bibles were given to the inmates. The two prisoners were grateful for the life-changing gesture.
