President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has abolished Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services (DPRS) and established Maldives Correctional Service.
The President’s Office said that following this change, made under the Prison and Parole Act, the Second Program Office that was operated under DPRS was has also been abolished, and that the responsibilities of the Second Program Office will now be carried out by Maldives Correctional Service.