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The State Department for Correctional Services is leveraging on collaboration, policy alignment and resource mobilisation as part of a strategy to drive correctional reforms.
Speaking at a city hotel during a meeting with stakeholders, Correctional Services PS Dr. Salome Beacco underscored the critical role of partnerships in advancing transformation within Kenya’s Correctional system.
“Our presence here affirms a vital truth: real, lasting change is never achieved in isolation. It is forged in the spirit of collaboration. That purpose is clear: to create pathways for rehabilitation and reintegration that are effective, inclusive, and sustainable for the common good.” She told the forum.
Held under the theme “Partnerships for impact,” the forum brought together representatives from the diplomatic corps, the Kenya Prisons Services, Probation and Aftercare Services, civil society, and the private sector.
“Our mission is well cut out. Effective rehabilitation is not only a moral duty but a strategic necessity for national stability, public safety, and inclusive development,” said the PS.
Highlighting the number of inmates admitted to correctional facilities each year, the PS noted that over 55,000 individuals enter the custodial correctional system, and over 100,000 placed under non-custodial referrals with supervision.
She urged the stakeholders to see beyond the numbers and focus on each person’s potential for reform and reintegration.
“Allow me to reiterate that this journey requires all of us. Let us foster open dialogue, co-create solutions, and measure success not just by quantitatively but by changed lives and restored communities.” She said.
The PS outlined three strategic pillars guiding the department transformation agenda that include legal and institutional strengthening, rehabilitation and social protection, and economic empowerment with environmental sustainability.
On ongoing prison reforms, she affirmed the Department’s Commitment to align with the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and international human rights standards, noting that plans are underway to digitize Services through the development of the offender management information system.
