‘Focus on rehab efforts in prisons’

Times News Network Ludhiana: Jail minister Laljit Singh Bhullar carried out a visit to Ludhiana’s central jail on Monday. Bhullar said earlier regimes failed to transform prisons into reformative environments. He said prisons were often ruled by gangsters in the past, but the Punjab govt, under the leadership of chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has been working to transform prisons into true reformative places.

The prisons are now being developed with a focus on rehabilitation , he added. The minister also mentioned that measures were being implemented to curb the use of mobile devices within the prisons. High-tech closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) are being installed to ensure constant surveillance, he added.



The minister also addressed the concerns of the prisoners, ordering the officials to enhance medical services within the prisons. He inspected the prison’s kitchen facilities and promised to address all the inmates’ demands. We also published the following articles recently Separate barrack for transgender prisoners in new jail Indore is constructing a new jail on Sanwer Road featuring separate barracks for transgender prisoners.

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