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A bold new strategy is reshaping the island’s future by tackling crime, traffic, and aging infrastructure as interconnected systemic issues. Instead of quick fixes, it proposes a long-term overhaul: transforming prisons into workforce hubs where inmates earn pay for public projects, with funds supporting social security, savings, and incarceration costs. Early intervention begins in primary school through youth development villages, aiming to redirect lives before they enter the justice system. Meanwhile, offshore oil and gas revenues are being earmarked for a 60-year national infrastructure blueprint focused on decentralization, farmland protection, and climate resilience. The Attorney General calls it the most comprehensive plan he’s seen, eager to integrate its ideas into existing efforts — even if it means updating laws to incentivize inmate labor.

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