PRISON STATISTICS INDIA 2014
PSI-2014
PSI-2014
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6. Female prisoners have allowed sanitary<br />
napkin & paticoat(Chaya) as a part of their<br />
‘essential’ personal need.<br />
7. Every prisoner complaining of illness or<br />
appearing to be ill, are being sent to the<br />
Prison Medical Officer for immediate<br />
examination. The sick prisoners are being<br />
admitted in Central Jail Hospital & in case<br />
of treatment which required outside prison,<br />
they are referred to State Hospital & on<br />
necessity they also referred outside State<br />
Hospital for treatment at government cost.<br />
8. They are also imparted training on Yoga<br />
for better physical and mental health.<br />
Libraries are there in the jails and prisoners<br />
are provided with books from the libraries<br />
for studying.<br />
9. Cultural and recreational activities are<br />
being organized in all jails for maintaining<br />
the mental & physical health of prisoners.<br />
The activities includes (i) Out-door games<br />
like kabaddi, volley ball, badminton etc. (ii)<br />
Indoor games like chess, ludo & carom etc.<br />
(iii) color television programmes like film<br />
historical, patriotic, biographical, scientific &<br />
educational travelogues & programs<br />
dealing with social themes (iv) reading<br />
facilities in jail library etc.<br />
10 The Home(jail) Department is providing<br />
minimum need to maintain essential<br />
standard of living in consonance with<br />
human dignity so that prisoners retain all<br />
their right as human beings within the<br />
limitations of imprisonment. Besides,<br />
Importance has been attached to all<br />
aspects of prison sanitation & Hygiene<br />
under the supervision of Medical Officer &<br />
Executive staff of the prison.<br />
Facilities/amenities in regard to sanitation<br />
& hygiene are available in all prisons of<br />
Tripura. Full fairness and efficiency is<br />
maintained in handling the prisoners.<br />
Various rehabilitation schemes being<br />
executed in the State are:<br />
1. Vocational training programmes are<br />
conducted for the prisoners to make them<br />
self-dependent after their release from the<br />
jail as well as to promote good order. The<br />
inmates are engaged in weaving, book<br />
binding, bamboo cane unit, printing press,<br />
tailoring, computer training, electrical<br />
works, carpentry, poultry, duckery, piggery,<br />
mushroom cultivation etc.<br />
2. Prisoners are getting facilities of study from<br />
Primary level to Graduate level and they<br />
are allowed to sit for the Madhyamik, CII<br />
(10+2), Degree Course & Master Degree<br />
exams from inside the jail as private<br />
student.<br />
3. Apart from there is Grievance Box inside<br />
the Hails/Sansodhanagar in Tripura for<br />
inmates. The District Magistrate &<br />
Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate<br />
visit the Jails/Sansodhanagar at regular<br />
interval and proper action is taken<br />
accordingly.<br />
West Bengal<br />
Various welfare and rehabilitation schemes<br />
being executed in the State are:<br />
1. A “SIM-Less Telephone Facility in the<br />
Correctional Homes in West Bengal” has<br />
been introduced in the Central Correctional<br />
Homes to facilitate communication of the<br />
inmates with their near and dear ones.<br />
2. Spread of literacy amongst the inmates in<br />
the Correctional Homes.<br />
3. Providing opportunities for education - both<br />
basic and higher for the inmates.<br />
4. Promoting creative pursuits amongst the<br />
inmates through art and crafts.<br />
5. Promoting cultural activities within the<br />
Correctional Homes and beyond.<br />
6. Physical and psychological improvement<br />
through meditation and exercises etc.<br />
7. Developing sports and games infrastructure<br />
including infrastructure for physical<br />
exercises.<br />
8. Providing coaching facilities to identified<br />
residents for development of their skills in<br />
games and sports.<br />
9. Organizing sports and games activities<br />
within the Correctional Homes in the<br />
systematic manner.<br />
10. Providing interface with civil society through<br />
sports and games activities to promote<br />
better understanding between the inmates<br />
and the society at large.<br />
Andaman & Nicobar Island<br />
For achieving the goal of rehabilitation,<br />
reformation and re-socialization of prison<br />
inmates, lodged in various prisons, the Prison<br />
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