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Judge Urges Prisoners to Use Jail Time for Better Futures
Officials held a programme for prisoners at the District Jail on Gandhi Jayanti.
Judge S. Shivakumar said jail should help people change, not only punish them.
He spoke about how Mahatma Gandhi read and learned while in prison.
Collector Chitra Mishra urged prisoners to learn skills and study.
She said these opportunities could help them lead a dignified life after release.
She also asked officials to support inmates’ families with medical care and provide good education for their children.
Police Commissioner Gaush Alam encouraged prisoners to use the programmes available to them.
He also advised them to avoid making decisions in anger and to look at life in a new way.
Principal District Sessions Judge S. Shivakumar said jails should support reform, not serve only as places of punishment.
The remarks came at a Prisoners’ Welfare Day programme at the District Jail on Gandhi Jayanti.
Shivakumar recalled that Mahatma Gandhi used time in prison to develop discipline and knowledge through reading.
Collector Chitra Mishra encouraged inmates to use jail facilities to gain education and skills for life after release.
Officials highlighted medical services, yoga, sports and skill-development programmes, and Mishra called for medical help for inmates’ families and quality education for their children.
- Who
- Principal District Sessions Judge S. Shivakumar, Collector Chitra Mishra, Police Commissioner Gaush Alam and District Jail Superintendent G. Vijaya Deni addressed inmates.
- What
- Officials urged prisoners to use jail programmes and facilities for personal reform, education and skills development.
- Where
- The District Jail in Karimnagar.
- When
- Friday, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti; the year was not stated.
- Why
- To encourage inmates to prepare for a better, dignified life after release.
Key facts
- Event
- Prisoners’ Welfare Day programme
- Occasion
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Location
- District Jail, Karimnagar
- Judge
- Principal District Sessions Judge S. Shivakumar
- Facilities mentioned
- Medical services, yoga sessions, sports and skill-development programmes
- Collector’s instructions
- Ensure medical assistance for inmates’ families and quality education for their children
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