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Select Inmates to Be Pardoned and Hired Full-Time Under HAPI Programme
Up to a dozen inmates currently serving time at His Majesty’s Prison will receive full pardons and immediate employment under Antigua and Barbuda’s Home Advancement Programme for the Indigent (HAPI), the government announced on Thursday morning.
The individuals selected for release have been working with HAPI on housing construction projects for several years and are considered non-violent offenders nearing the end of their sentences. They have also demonstrated genuine rehabilitation, according to officials.
Director General of Communications Maurice Merchant told reporters that the pardons will allow these individuals “a fresh start and the opportunity to continue contributing positively to society.”
Upon release, they will transition directly into paid positions building and repairing homes for vulnerable citizens.
Cabinet also approved EC$500,000 in additional funding to expand the HAPI programme, which is managed by the Ministry of Works and targets housing upgrades for the indigent across the country.
Criteria for eligibility and the official list of recipients will be finalized and announced in the coming weeks. Officials assured that the review process will exclude individuals convicted of serious or violent crimes.
The government says the move is part of its broader commitment to restorative justice, workforce reintegration, and social upliftment for those who have earned a second chance.
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Giving people a second chance is always a good move.
Hope this program provides the support they need to succeed.
Programs like HAPPI can make a real difference in people’s lives.
Everyone deserves a chance to turn their life around.
Everybody deserve a second chance, mi say.
The guys on that programme are talented and know they made mistakes they have forgiven themselves for their mistakes and ready to be reunited with society again…Wishing them all the best and hope they can be motivational speakers to youngsters in society…
Big up the government for this move!!!
Great initiative!
Am asking forgiveness for mongoos that was to long which he never used the gun or never had an offense three tears is to long was it something personal