EASTERN HIGH SECURITY PRISON - MELROSE

LOTUS CENTRE

RESIDENTIAL AND REHABILITATION LOTUS CENTRE

TALIPOT NO.8

0.1 PHILOSOPHY

The Centre promotes personal empowerment for detainees so that they adopt a positive
attitude to life for:

 Achieving and mastering a Drug Free Life style

 Engaging in a socially constructive and responsible behaviour

0.2 MISSION

 To provide a Residential Care Program based upon a psychosocial approach.

 To promote physical, emotional and behavioural change.
 To enhance effective social integration of the inmates.

0.3 OBJECTIVES

REHABILITATION PROGRAM

 Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Community Therapeutic Model

 Collaborate with NGO’s for a re-settlement program
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0.4 MODEL OF THE PROGRAM

MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MODEL

RESIDENTIAL AND REHABILITATION CARE

THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODEL

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM: [SIX MONTHS]

The Therapeutic program consists of three different phases namely:

(a) Phase I : Initiation / Adaptation

(b) Phase II : Self awareness
(c) Phase III : Social integration and resettlement

(a) Phase I: Initiation (Two Months)

The Initiation phase is an adaptation phase.

Contents of the Initiation Phase

 Motivation

 Physical Exercise/Football

 Seminars

 Occupational Therapy

 Philosophy

 Personal hygiene

 Therapeutic games
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(b) Phase II : Self-awareness (Two Months)

This is an important phase where the detainee has been integrated in the programme actively.
Emphasis is laid essentially on capacity and character building, human values, psychosocial
support, self-esteem and behavioural change through seminars, group therapy and
psychological counselling.

Contents of the Self-awareness Phase

 Self-development

 Therapeutic Community group

 Human values / positive Thinking

 Seminars

 Cognitive therapy/ Psychotherapy

 Behavioural change

 Yoga / Meditation

 Counselling and follow-up

(c) PHASE III: Social re-integration (Two Months)

This is a crucial and decisive phase where the inmate is asked to work on his own personal
achievements and his future project (Projet de vie). Emphasis is laid most particularly on
relapse prevention and stress/anger management.

Contents of the Re-settlement Phase

 Relapse Prevention Program

 Stress and Anger management

 Yoga

 Projet de Vie

 Culture and values

 Family and social re-integration

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Projet de vie

The term “Projet de vie” constitutes an overall evaluation of the client and it includes also
aspects of social integration: family life, occupation, social environment.

0.5 STAFF involved:

 Overall Supervision: Prison Welfare Officer Mr V SEEBURN

 ASP in-Charge : Mr J CHOWTEE

 Education and Labour [ Literacy and Numeracy, Tailoring, Nursery]

: LPO SEEDEER and PO/SPO SOBRUN

 Residential Program : PO/SPO SEEGOLAM, PO/SPO DAVEE and

PO/SPO BEEDESSY

0.6 NGO’S involved:

SN ORGANISATION RESOURCE PERSON

01 Group Elan Mrs A.Marie
Mr Y.Rivet
02 Brahma Kumari World Spiritual University Mr V.Ramsaha
03 Association Ki nuete Mr S.Muthy
Mr D.Chan Low
Mr J.L’enclume
04 Diocese Adventist of Mauritius Mr M.Neeliah

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Date: 08.01.2019

To: the Commissioner of Prisons

Thro: DCP in-charge EHSP Melrose
Thro: Officer-in-charge - EHSP

Overview of the Residential Program at Lotus Centre at EHSP Melrose

 Mission
 Objectives
 Phases of Program
 Staff and NGO’s involved

Submitted for your kind information and consideration, please

………………………
R.Seegolam
PO/SPO