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Pune to have first open jail system for women inmates in the country | Having received a go ahead from the Central Government, the historical Yerawada Central Jail in Maharashtra's Pune city is all set to have first open jail for women inmates in the country. This Open Jail
will be inaugurated on the occasion of Republic Day, January 26, 2010. The
objective
behind the introducing the open prison system is to inculcate a sense of
self-confidence
among chosen women inmates and improve their living condition. In this, the women
inmates will be given training in farming, painting, weaving and other skills.
The women prisoners will also earn remuneration for their work. It is expected
once skilled, these women on release will be able to take up a paying vocation
and put behind the sad chapter of imprisonment in their life. The State Home Minister
Ramesh Bagwe said that the idea to have women's open prison system after
observing
that in men's prison, the prisoners raised ample remuneration for their work besides
developing a reformed attitude in their outlook. It was felt even women prisoners
had the right to receive remuneration for their work. "This open jail for women
has been in demand since many years as in men's jail, some inmates receive financial
assistance for the work they do. Sometimes if a prisoner is convicted for 10 years,
their punishment even gets reduced to five years. So whatever the men receive
even women have the right to receive the same. Therefore this concept of open
women's prison came in mind," said Ramesh Bagwe The proposal by the
Maharashtra
administration for open jail for women was pending with the Central government
for the last four years, and has now finally been approved. |
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