Beirut municipality pledges $1.5 million to restore Roumieh prison

The Beirut municipality pledged Tuesday $1.3 million to renovate Roumieh in a bid to help prisoners re-integrate into society.

Following talks with Interior Minsiter Nouhad Machnouk, Beirut’s Mayor Bilal Hamad announced that the donation aims at "protecting society from crime, rehabilitating prisons and help prisoners to re-integrate into society."