Taiwan's Penghu District Prosecutors Office is putting its volunteer probation officers through fresh training, a small but positive step for offenders trying to rebuild their lives after prison.

• The office held its 2026 growth training program for volunteer probation officers and counselors on Tuesday.
• Chief prosecutor Wu Yi-ming said the volunteers should be a steadying, warm presence that helps ex-offenders return safely to society.
• Courses covered emotional awareness, crime treatment, and hands-on counseling practice.
• A psychologist and a former chief probation officer from the Taipei prosecutors office, now teaching social work at National Taipei University, led the sessions.

Outlook: The trained volunteers will keep working alongside prosecutors to support released offenders and reduce repeat crime in Penghu.