Gym in prison will be more than a fitness facility

Mar 27, 2013 Sports

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed Friday last to establish a Gym in the Georgetown Prison paves the way for the introduction of a facility that would do much more than produce better and fitter bodies.
The management and operation of the gym facility will also be an important vehicle for imparting management skills in the inmates and socializing them into a well ordered and regulated environment that has health and fitness outcomes.
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Director of Prisons Dale Erskine receives Gym-in-Prison Management Plan from Flex Night Managing Director Donald Sinclair.

Society Ltd. Mr. Hugh Cholmondeley takes a long term view of the partnership involving the company, Flex Night Inc. and the Guyana Prison Service.
He sees no reason why the positive experiences associated with the establishment of a Gym in the prison should not result in inmates leaving the prison equipped with attitudes and skills that qualify them for beneficial employment in the society outside.
Director of Prisons Mr. Dale Erskine, alluding to a similar theme, refers to a new paradigm in prison operations, one that stresses correction and rehabilitation rather than retribution. This new paradigm is based upon a “recognition of the humanity of the inmates” and an acknowledgement of their reform-ability given the right programmes and corrective strategies.
The establishment of the Gym in the Georgetown Prison will be preceded by a period of intensive preparation and orientation of an internal management team comprising Staff and inmates.
This training will be managed by Diane Sinclair, certified Fitness Trainer and a Director of Flex Night Incorporated. Participants will receive training in the basics of Human Anatomy, Customer Service, Essentials of Gym Management, Basic Public Hygiene, among other areas.
Flex Night Inc. also envisages that the internal management team would be able to elaborate and execute an annual Calendar of Events that would encompass both intra-prison and extra-prison components. The facility is slated for commissioning in June.