SIXTY officers and inmates from the Fiji Corrections Service were once again brought in to help the Fiji Pine Ltd rehabilitation program in Lautoka.

According to the corrections service, a meeting held last week decided that a group of inmates and prison officers would be deployed to assist the pine company.

The group would be in Lautoka for up to three weeks.

The partnership was part of the Fiji Corrections Service rehabilitation works carried out in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston.

Inmates and prison officers have been also engaged in general cleaning of schools, villages and other areas adversely affected by the cyclone.

New FCS Commissioner Commander Francis Kean urged the teams to carry out the task of immediate rehabilitation of forests.