It was a Christmas to remember after inmates incarcerated in Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) facilities around the country celebrated the festive season with their families on Sunday.
FCS opened its doors on Christmas Eve to allow families to bring in food to celebrate Christmas lunch with their loved ones.
FCS Director Rehabilitation Superintendent Waisale Soqonakalou said such activities helped maintain family bonds over Christmas, a very important date on the Christian calendar.
“So we ensure all religious events or dates are observed like Diwali, where we invite Hindu family members or EID for Muslims. Today it’s Christmas for Christians in all institutions,” Mr Soqonakalou said.
Emotional scenes were witnessed as families were reunited briefly with their loved ones over home-cooked meals.
