prison reform programs

June 5th is a date that echoes through history, capturing significant happenings from the launch of Henry Ford’s groundbreaking workweek experiment in 1937 to President Eisenhower's pivotal D-Day decision in 1944. This date also commemorates the Marshall Plan that resurrected post-war Europe in 1947, the tragic assassination of RFK in 1968, and India's Operation Blue Star in 1984.

Buxar Central Jail is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting from mere confinement to a center for inmate self-development. Daily physical training, yoga, computer literacy, and music classes are actively engaging hundreds of prisoners. This reformist approach, supported by district officials, aims to equip inmates with practical skills and constructive habits for successful societal reintegration, fostering a more humane correctional system.

An eight-member Chinese delegation led by the vice minister for justice Zhang Sujun visited Tihar Jail on Monday to survey the facilities in Asia's biggest prison complex.

Koderma DC Rituraj initiated a 10-day mushroom production training program for Koderma jail inmates under 'Honhaar Koderma,' in collaboration with RSETI Training Institute. Running until September 17, the program aims to equip prisoners with skills for self-reliance. Inmates will learn the entire mushroom production cycle, fostering livelihood opportunities and promoting prison reform.

Prisoners in all 75 jails across Uttar Pradesh were allowed to bathe in the sacred waters of the Sangam as part of the Maha Kumbh celebrations. The initiative, aimed at respecting their religious sentiments, saw more than 90 percent of inmates participate.

Now, under trials prisoners in Tihar are no longer eligible to be part of one of the reformative measures in Asia's largest prison complex.

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Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal emphasized the program's aim to offer individuals, often overlooked by society, an opportunity to live and work with dignity and respect.

A report released on Saturday by two rights groups says the US sent some detainees to Afghan prisons where torture was found despite an announced moratorium on such moves.

El Salvador's prisons are now buzzing with sewing machines, as inmates produce uniforms for public institutions. This state-backed program, part of a crackdown on gangs, offers work, training, and potential sentence reductions. Officials highlight its role in making prisons functional and reducing government spending, sparking international interest in similar reform models.

Illiterate jailbirds in Ajmer Central Jail are now writing letters to their families and sharing their feelings with their loved ones, often expressing guilt for the crimes that brought them behind the bars.

Odisha is on track to become the first state to employ GPS-enabled tracking devices for undertrial prisoners facing non-heinous charges — a move that aims to alleviate prison congestion by allowing house arrest for undertrials and potentially reducing the government’s expenditure on jail inmates.

Punjab governor-cum-UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit inaugurated a modern mulakat (meeting) room and radio station-cum-public addressing system in Burail Model Jail, which is celebrating its golden jubilee.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described the new Gaza ceasefire as a "historic moment," expressing hope for lasting peace and an end to regional bloodshed. He stated that the Palestinian Authority has initiated reforms in various sectors, including a revised payment system for prisoners' families, as part of a plan linked to Gaza's reconstruction and Palestinian statehood.

Aimed to increase literacy and better the chances for the prisoners' futures, an extremely ambitious edification program has been initiated at two jails in Bhagalpur District.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation in California that expands the state's conservatorship system to allow for the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals with untreated mental illness and addiction issues. The new law broadens the definition of "gravely disabled" to include those unable to meet basic needs due to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. The aim is to provide care to homeless individuals who refuse help under current laws.

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