RIYADH: Saudi Arabia allows inmates to get married in jail, going as far as hosting and paying for their marriage celebrations.
According to the details, here, just around the corner from the prison ATM, married inmates are allowed to spend three to five private hours with their wives at least once a month, with fresh linens and tea and sweets on the nightstand.
On Saturday, top officials at the kingdom’s State Security held a huge wedding reception for an inmate in the same prison.
According to local news outlets, the prisoner and his bride were also given luxurious gifts including a sum of money, wrist watches, and a car.
People in the kingdom were touched by this gesture, thanking authorities for the positive efforts they’re putting into rehabilitating prisoners; while surely many others sought humor out of the occasion.
