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Prison Reforms

Prison Reforms
Start Date :
Jan 01, 2015
Last Date :
Jul 17, 2015
04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Prisons today are beset with issue like: ...

Prisons today are beset with issue like:

1. Overcrowding
2. Challenge of providing adequate mental health care to inmates
3. Continuity of care for children of women inmates after 6 years of age
4. Market relevant schemes for rehabilitation of inmates
5. Marketing of jail-products, welfare schemes for the prison staff
6. The question of party with other uniformed services
7. Modernizing the design, architecture of new model prisons
8. Training and welfare schemes for women inmates
9. Social issues regarding their acceptance after release
10. Adoption of model prison manual by all States/UTs for uniformity in prison administration.

We would like to invite your feedback/suggestions and comments on the above issues.

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Ranjeet Rain
Ranjeet Rain 11 years 3 months ago
[Continued from previous post...] If an offender is found guilty of a simple crime such as petty theft, defaulting on payment, negligent driving etc he should be sent to a rehabilitation center. In brief, I am opposed to converting all jails into rehabilitation center. Rather I advise formation of different jails for history-sheeters, political criminals, small-time criminals, juveniles, women. That will truly change the way prisons affect the prisoners.
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Ranjeet Rain
Ranjeet Rain 11 years 3 months ago
[Continued from previous post...] So that other people have a fear of going to jail for such offenses. As of now, people feel going to jail is some kind of an holiday in a government-sponsored high-security arena. Opposite should be the case. [Continued in the next post...]
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Ranjeet Rain
Ranjeet Rain 11 years 3 months ago
[Continued from previous...] What I am trying to say is that providing amenities in jails is counter-productive. Going to jail is supposed to be a punishment, not a trip to a government-paid boarding-lodging free holiday resort. If an offender is found guilty of a heinous crime such as murder, graft, forgery, breach of national security, breaching social harmony, he should be sent to jail and his life should be difficult. [Continued in the next post...]
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Ranjeet Rain
Ranjeet Rain 11 years 3 months ago
Q: What is the purpose of prison? A: To punish an offender. If a prison fails to punish an offender it failed to meet its purpose of existence. Another question is - Is prison a secondary form of rehabilitation center? Answer: No! A prison is a prison. A rehabilitation center is different, let's keep the two separate. Don't try to convert a prison into a rehab center, because by doing that you will be diluting its effectiveness as a prison. [Continued in the next post...]
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Hemant Bhayde
Hemant Bhayde 11 years 3 months ago
There are two types of prisoners. One group is terrorists, murderers etc. who deserve extreme sentence. Rehabilitation may not be possible for these criminals. Other group is those who are prisoned due to circumstances and with minor offenses. They needs to be treated as humans. Based on the circumstances they should be provided necessary training and opportunities so they can go back to society and be part of productive society. Medical and psychological help inside the prison is very important
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Abhyudaya Adiga
Abhyudaya Adiga 11 years 3 months ago
I think prisons must play a vital role in transforming the life of a criminal.The prisons must have all the modern amenities plus must maintain good relations with universities.It is through education can one uplift one status in society.Also the human resource available at prisons can be trained and skilled which will add value.For example if a person knows how to take a life train him in saving one.If a person is good at theft then train him in protecting our interests from foreign theives.
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Chaula Kuruwa
Chaula Kuruwa 11 years 3 months ago
prison should give facilities like clean toilets,kitchen mainly. Again they should be given bed in winter or in clod places,,health and hygienic conditions to be created. Library ,teaching and learning facilities, Tv videos ,internet to some ..gardening farming and other skilled activities need to be taught ..prayer and social ethics responsibilities need to be allowed taught..
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SOUGAIJAM TARUN
SOUGAIJAM TARUN 11 years 3 months ago
prisoners should also be given a chance to do good things inside the prison. They should be allowed to work and earn inside the prison with their relevant skills and ideas. They should be paid according to their work and also make them a part of the human resources for the society. They should be encouraged, make them motivated and learning news things inside the prisons so that they they can impart good things to the society.
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piyush sharma
piyush sharma 11 years 3 months ago
jail should be for bringing a new changerather than a free hostel and free canteen for those who commit crimes.if we engage them in activities like dance ,misic and give them a chance to take a rise in their life.who have came out of jail they again commit crimes because nobody accept them.we should acceptable by bringing a internql change in the form of yoga.it is the best way to change the minds and souls internally.....
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