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President Luis Abinader requested prayers for the health of Roberto Santana, the director of the National Office for Prison Reform, during the third National Meeting on Prison Reform held on Thursday. Addressing the attendees, whom he identified as Christians of various denominations, Abinader invited them to hold hands and pray for Santana’s recovery. “We have a very necessary friend for the country and very dear, who is overcoming illness,” he said before making the appeal. Santana has been a key figure in efforts to transform the Dominican Republic’s prison system, focusing on rehabilitation and social reintegration of inmates. In August, doctors discovered and removed a malignant lesion from his bladder. At that time, specialists reported no evidence that the cancer had spread beyond the bladder and were evaluating the appropriate post‑surgical treatment. The president’s request for prayer came as Santana was in the process of recovering from the surgery. The meeting, part of ongoing initiatives to improve the functioning of the national penitentiary system, highlighted the importance of continued support for the reform agenda. Article source: De Ultimo Minuto | Image credit: De Ultimo Minuto
President Luis Abinader requested prayers for the health of Roberto Santana, the director of the National Office for Prison Reform, during the third National Meeting on Prison Reform held on Thursday. Addressing the attendees, whom he identified as Christians of various denominations, Abinader invited them to hold hands and pray for Santana’s recovery. “We have a very necessary friend for the country and very dear, who is overcoming illness,” he said before making the appeal. Santana has been a key figure in efforts to transform the Dominican Republic’s prison system, focusing on rehabilitation and social reintegration of inmates. In August, doctors discovered and removed a malignant lesion from his bladder. At that time, specialists reported no evidence that the cancer had spread beyond the bladder and were evaluating the appropriate post‑surgical treatment. The president’s request for prayer came as Santana was in the process of recovering from the surgery. The meeting, part of ongoing initiatives to improve the functioning of the national penitentiary system, highlighted the importance of continued support for the reform agenda.
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