Nghe An Provincial Police Detention Center organizes early New Year's Eve party for prisoners
(Baonghean.vn) - More than 130 prisoners serving their sentences at Nghe An Provincial Police Detention Center were able to enjoy an early New Year's Eve meal. This was a show of affection and concern from the Board of Supervisors and prison officers for the prisoners on the occasion of the nation's traditional New Year.
On the afternoon of January 18, the 24th of December, the Board of Directors of Nghe An Provincial Police Detention Center organized a year-end meal for 135 prisoners serving their sentences there.
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| Prisoners decorate peach branches for the New Year's Eve ceremony. Photo: Nhu Binh |
Deputy Warden of the Provincial Police Detention Center, Lieutenant Colonel Dao Van Khoi, said that this is the heart and affection of the Board of Warden and prison officers towards the prisoners on the occasion of Tet and Spring.
“This meal is cooked from food made from the labor of the prisoners themselves. We hope that the prisoners will realize their mistakes and understand that only by working hard with their own strength will they achieve good results,” said Lieutenant Colonel Khoi, hoping that the prisoners will be able to work in peace and soon return to society as honest citizens, good fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters in the family.
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| More than 130 prisoners gathered around a cozy meal. Photo: Nhu Binh |
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| New Year's Eve dinner with traditional dishes. Photo: Nhu Binh |
The New Year's Eve meal with traditional dishes such as banh chung, pickled onions, jellied meat, braised fish... like the Tet meal of any Vietnamese family made many prisoners moved to tears.
Prisoner Phan Van Phuong (from Yen Thanh) on behalf of the prisoners sent his thanks to the attention of the Board of Supervisors and prison officers: "Even though celebrating Tet here cannot be like at home, the attention of the Board of Supervisors and prison officers makes us feel warmer. We will strive to work hard in the reformatory labor to soon return to be honest citizens, and teach our children and grandchildren to live according to the law."
