City plans first open prison, identifies land in West Delhi
Chinki Sinha, Fri, Apr 29, 2011, New Delhi
Delhi’s first open prison is slated to come up in Baprola on the western outskirts of the city. Land for this purpose has been earmarked and the acquisition process is on, prison officials said.
Around 10 acres of land has been identified and the correctional facility is being planned to house a select group of convicts.
“We have constraints. A few states have open jails and we are studying the models. We have requested the Delhi government for land. The Director General of Prisons intends to bring more reforms at Tihar keeping in view the conduct of the inmates and the contemporary moves for reformation, correction and rehabilitation. We intend to go for semi-open jail first that will be attached to the Tihar complex,” DIG R N Singh told Newsline.
Open prisons are a reward for good conduct inside prison, a transition phase where an inmate prepares to live and work in society after he has completed his sentence, a place where he can sample freedom before he is freed.
While open prisons are fully independent in functioning, semi-open prisons are located in prisons. Such reforms are intended for convicts in the prison and not undertrials.
“It is the need of the hour and a move towards reforms in prison. It is giving the inmates a bit more freedom to become part of the society, be equipped to join the society later,” Singh said. “Rajasthan is doing very well with open prisons.”
Prisoners not serving time for heinous crimes will be put into the open prison, which will not have high walls.
A few months ago, around 350 inmates at Tihar had written to the Delhi government requesting an open prison system so they could have greater freedom. They had cited 27 other prisons across the country that have adopted the open prison model like in Rajasthan, where inside the Sanganer facility, 160 residents live with their families in a housing facility that consists of two rooms, a kitchen and a bath area. The inmates in this complex can leave the premises after 6 am but have to be back by 7 pm. They are allowed to work within a 8-10 km radius of the prison complex.
While Tihar officials have not yet figured out which inmates will be eligible, in order to make the project risk-free, inmates who are serving sentences under the MCOCA and TADA won’t be eligible for open prison.
“Right now, we are going in for open prison and semi-open prison and not open colonies where prisoners can live with their families,” Singh said. “A city like Delhi has some limitations and we have to work within those.”
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/city-plans-first-open-prison-identifies-land-in-west-delhi/783201/0
Delhi’s first open prison is slated to come up in Baprola on the western outskirts of the city. Land for this purpose has been earmarked and the acquisition process is on, prison officials said.
Around 10 acres of land has been identified and the correctional facility is being planned to house a select group of convicts.
“We have constraints. A few states have open jails and we are studying the models. We have requested the Delhi government for land. The Director General of Prisons intends to bring more reforms at Tihar keeping in view the conduct of the inmates and the contemporary moves for reformation, correction and rehabilitation. We intend to go for semi-open jail first that will be attached to the Tihar complex,” DIG R N Singh told Newsline.
Open prisons are a reward for good conduct inside prison, a transition phase where an inmate prepares to live and work in society after he has completed his sentence, a place where he can sample freedom before he is freed.
While open prisons are fully independent in functioning, semi-open prisons are located in prisons. Such reforms are intended for convicts in the prison and not undertrials.
“It is the need of the hour and a move towards reforms in prison. It is giving the inmates a bit more freedom to become part of the society, be equipped to join the society later,” Singh said. “Rajasthan is doing very well with open prisons.”
Prisoners not serving time for heinous crimes will be put into the open prison, which will not have high walls.
A few months ago, around 350 inmates at Tihar had written to the Delhi government requesting an open prison system so they could have greater freedom. They had cited 27 other prisons across the country that have adopted the open prison model like in Rajasthan, where inside the Sanganer facility, 160 residents live with their families in a housing facility that consists of two rooms, a kitchen and a bath area. The inmates in this complex can leave the premises after 6 am but have to be back by 7 pm. They are allowed to work within a 8-10 km radius of the prison complex.
While Tihar officials have not yet figured out which inmates will be eligible, in order to make the project risk-free, inmates who are serving sentences under the MCOCA and TADA won’t be eligible for open prison.
“Right now, we are going in for open prison and semi-open prison and not open colonies where prisoners can live with their families,” Singh said. “A city like Delhi has some limitations and we have to work within those.”
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/city-plans-first-open-prison-identifies-land-in-west-delhi/783201/0
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