Jamaica’s steady decline in offender readmission to correctional facilities is being hailed by Executive Director of Stand Up for Jamaica, Carla Gullotta, as a sign of progress, but she argues that stronger efforts are needed to facilitate their reintegration into society. “It [reintegration] remains a big, huge problem. There is a very strong stigma when they apply for the job, and the employer hears that they come from prison, it is most of the time a no-no,” she told The Gleaner. Read more