Vocational Programs Inmates are allocated to vocational programs from the assessment of Sentence Management and authorized by the Inmate Review Board (IRB). This information is disseminated and implemented as the inmate’s individual Sentence Plan. Animal Husbandry This programme teaches inmates how to care for animals. Disciplines taught are nutrition, reproduction, day-to-day care, grazing, rearing of livestock and animal handling techniques of the
The inmates’ educational needs are done through baselining tools, such as: Barbados Adult Literacy Assessment (BALA) and English and Mathematics tests. Inmates are then allocated to the educational services to suit their needs. Educational Services are available in Prison and are provided in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), who
The Barbados Prison Service have two libraries, one housed in the Female Prison, the other in the Education Department of the Male Prison. It’s imperative to note that the librarian of the prison works on a voluntary basis. The purpose of the libraries is to provide recreational, educational, religious and inspirational reading material to every
