Fijian Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the country's jail laws allow the leader of the Corrections Services to permit serving inmates participate in carrying sports.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed this in parliament after opposition MP Lenora Qereqeretabua asked for the coverage that allows a prisoner "to play in a countrywide rugby sevens competition."
Last month, girls's rights agencies raised issues after a former Fiji sevens rugby player, in jail for rape, represented the Wardens group at Fiji Rugby Union sanctioned tournaments.
Sayed-Khaiyum stated there are several schemes that empower the Corrections Commissioner to allow convicts to have interaction in outdoor sports as a part of their rehabilitation.
He said, at one point Fiji's prices of recidivism had been 50 percentage however that has decreased notably.
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"In conjunction with the Yellow Ribbon application, Sir, together with the various orders of the Commissioner of Corrections in fact Mr Speaker Sir, is operating properly in a holistic way to ensure that the rates of recidivism drops in Fiji. The powers exist inside the Corrections Act itself," he said.
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